Strauss & co - 30 June 2014, Johannesburg

23 16 Nita (PaulineAugusta Wilhelmina) SPILHAUS south african 1878–1967 Ascona, Switzerland signedwith theartist’smonogram; inscribedwith theartist’snameand titleon the reverse oil onartist’sboard 29by 38,5 cm R40000–60000 17 CathcartWilliam METHVEN south african 1849–1925 Mount-aux-Sources,NatalNational Park,Drakensberg signed oil oncanvas 50by 75,5 cm R50000–70000 literature Hughes, Nigel. (2005) Views inColonialNatal , Craighall: privatelypublished. Illustrated in colour onpages 48and49. ‘Methvennever tiredof paintingMont-aux- Sources inall itsmoods and this isoneof several. Themountain is shownduringa summer stormwithmenacing lowclouds rollingdown into thevalleybelow. In the foreground is theTugela (Thukela) River in full spate, achurningmassofwhitewater. Methven’s sometimes coldScottishpalette iswell suited todramaticDrakensberg storms.’ SouthAfricanArt 16 17