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WITS ARTS MUSEUM ENDOWMENT AUCTION 43 30 AndrewVerster (b.1937) Homage to Seferis: Ten Poems The Caversham Press, Balgowan Portfolio: 64 x 60 mm November 1987 A portfolio of ten silkscreens by Andrew ­Verster, each print: 42 x 58 cm Each silkscreen is signed, dated 87, numbered and inscribed with the titles in Greek in the margins Each silkscreen is enclosed in a folded vellum paper sheet with a poem by George Seferis printed on the front of the vellum paper. An English translation of the Greek is provided. The poems’, and the silkscreens’ titles translate as follows: The Angel We Never Knew Them South Wind Bottle in the Sea Wherever I Travel Mathios Paskalis Among the Roses Stop Looking for the Sea The Final Day Pedlar from Sidon Hamstead Donated by Jack Ginsberg R10 000 – 15 000 Andrew Verster’s work is represented in numerous public and private collections. The ten prints on auction are from a limited edition that were part of Verster’s artist book dedicated to Greek poet and Nobel laureate George Seferis (1900–1971), published in 1987 by Caversham Press. Each unique silkscreen print illustrates one of Seferis’ten poems selected for the publication. Verster’s prints are enclosed in a vellum cover on which the poem appears in its original Greek and with an English translation. Visual interpretations of Seferis’ acclaimed poetry, the ten prints share Verster’s characteristic use of vivid colours and improvisational line.  PD