Strauss & co - 21 October 2013, Cape Town

729 Johannes Petrus MEINTJES SOUTH AFRICAN 1923-1980 Brothers signed and dated 1955 oil on board 59,5 by 46,5cm R250 000 – 350 000 PROVENANCE Private collection of the late Professor PA Duminy and subsequently the Meintjes archivist’s private collection. This image was also used for Professor Duminy’s Ex Libris (1972) EXHIBITED SA Association of Arts Gallery, Cape Town, Johannes Meintjes: Paintings, 5 to 17 March, 1956, catalogue number 33 City Galleries, Johannesburg, Prestige Memorial Exhibition, 1956, catalogue number 22 Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, Homage to Johannes Meintjes, 7 June to 6 July 1990, page 21 & 41, catalogue number 32, illustrated on the front cover and invitation SA Association of Arts, Pretoria, Prestige Memorial Exhibition (jointly with Alexis Preller), 6 to 23 August 1990, catalogue number 15 National Museum, Bloemfontein (Oliewenhuis Art Gallery), Prestige Memorial Exhibition, 16 October to 25 November 1990, catalogue number 24, illustrated on page 23 LITERATURE Sunday Star, 13 May 1990. ‘Johannes Meintjes’, South African Panorama, July 1974. Illustrated on page 23. Johannes Meintjes, Dagboek IV, (unpublished), catalogue number 490. NOTES Accompanied by a copy of the following: Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, Homage to Johannes Meintjes, 7 June to 6 July 1990, catalogue and invitation SA Association of Arts Gallery, Cape Town, Johannes Meintjes: Paintings, 5 to 17 March, 1956, catalogue City Gallery, Johannesburg, Exhibition of Paintings by Johannes Meintjes, 1956, catalogue South African Panorama, July 1974 730 Johannes Petrus MEINTJES SOUTH AFRICAN 1923-1980 Sleeping Youth signed and dated 57 oil on board 32,5 by 28,5cm R60 000 – 80 000 PROVENANCE Purchased directly from the artist and thence by descent EXHIBITED Lidchi Art Gallery, Johannesburg, Johannes Meintjes: Paintings and Drawings, 16 to 27 July 1957, catalogue number 25 NOTES See Johannes Meintjes’ personal catalogue number 562 729 730 282