Strauss & co - 8 October 2012, Cape Town

212 605 Willem Hendrik Adriaan BOSHOFF SOUTH AFRICAN 1951 Neves II signed, dated ‘03, inscribed with the title and ‘B.A.T.’ in pencil in the margin etching image size: 39,5 by 49,5cm R7 000 – 10 000 EXHIBITED Michael Stevenson Contemporary, Cape Town, Willem Boshoff: Licked, 2003 LITERATURE Ivan Vladislavić, Willem Boshoff, David Krut Publishing, Johannesburg, 2005, page 69, illustrated 604 Willem Hendrik Adriaan BOSHOFF SOUTH AFRICAN 1951 Neves I signed, dated ‘03, inscribed with the title and ‘B.A.T.’ in pencil in the margin etching image size: 39,5 by 49,5cm R7 000 – 10 000 EXHIBITED Michael Stevenson Contemporary, Cape Town, Willem Boshoff: Licked, 2003 LITERATURE Ivan Vladislavić, Willem Boshoff, David Krut Publishing, Johannesburg, 2005, page 68, illustrated B.A.T ( bon à tirer ) refers to the final approved version in the print making process. The word ‘neves’ (seven spelled backwards) refers to a prison stretch of seven years or longer. Neves I and II were made to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 85th birthday. The text reflects excerpts from his famous ‘I am Prepared to Die’ speech, given from the dock when he was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Rivonia trial in 1964. Mandela actually completed nearly four neves sentences before his release in 1990. http://www.willemboshoff.com/documents/artworks/ neves1_and2.htm 606 Steven COHEN SOUTH AFRICAN 1962 Two Chairs a pair of armchairs upholstered in hand- coloured photographic silkscreen fabric (2) R40 000 – 60 000 607 Brett MURRAY and Conrad BOTES SOUTH AFRICAN 1961 AND 1969 Boogie Light metal and plastic, fitted for electricity 48 by 73cm R18 000 – 24 000 607 606