Strauss & co - WWF Art Auction

12 First Light, Nwanedi Game Reserve, Limpopo co m m e n t ‘The early morning sunlight warming its way across a cold, wintry Limpopo landscape is what inspired me to paint this scene. The horizon bathed in sunlight, contrasting cleanly with the shadowy foreground provided me with a clear insight into nature’s celebration of a new day.’ 1 Walter VOIGT south african 1971– First Light, Nwanedi Game Reserve, Limpopo signed and dated ‘13; inscribed with the title on the stretcher oil on canvas 130 by 250 cm R100 000–120 000 NOT E S Walter Voigt grew up on the Lowveld escarpment near Nelspruit in Mpumalanga. His work draws on the landscapes of his youth which he imbues with the dramatic unpredictability of nature.