Strauss & co - 12 November 2012, Johannesburg

61 103 Christo COETZEE south african 1929–2001 Iced Stars a painting in six parts, each panel signed and dated 63, three panels inscribed with the title, one dated 1963 and another inscibed ‘MME HIDEMITSU’ on the reverse mixed media on canvas 133 by 27 cm R40 000 – 60 000 provenance Rodolphe Stadler Collection, Paris. literature Stevenson, Michael and Viljoen, Deon, Christo Coetzee: Paintings from London and Paris 1954-1964 , Fernwood Press, Cape Town, 2001, illustrated in colour on page 71, plate 74, and on page 53 where a photograph shows the artist with this painting. 103