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24 21 Clement Edmond Theodore Marie SERNEELS south african 1912–1991 Mother and Andy signed and dated 61 oil on board 90,5 by 75,5 cm R30 000–40 000 provenance Acquired directly from the artist and thence by descent notes In a candid 1935 interview with the press at the opening of his Johannesburg exhibition, Gwelo stated: ‘I paint roses, I was going to say as well as any man alive-but probably better. Fantin-Latour is the only rival I have ever had as a rose painter.’ 1 1. Newton Thompson, Joyce. Gwelo Goodman: South African Painter . Howard Timmins, Cape Town, 1951, page 107 22 Robert Gwelo GOODMAN south african 1871–1939 Still Life with Roses signed oil on canvas 45 by 35 cm R40 000–60 000 provenance Pieter Wenning Gallery, Johannesburg 22 21