Strauss & co - 10 November 2014, Johannesburg

127 173 SKOTNES , Cecil Edwin Frans and BOSMAN , Herman Charles Die Rooinek special edition artist’s book by Herman Charles Bosman, printed and published by Egon Geunther, Johannesburg 1981, numbered 71/75, including one colour woodcut and 14 wood engravings by Cecil Skotnes, each signed and numbered 71/75 in pencil, bound; with slip-case R8 000–12 000 174 Cecil Edwin Frans SKOTNES south african 1926–2009 Man’s Gold A portfolio of twenty eight woodcuts by Cecil Skotnes, 6 poems and text by Stephen Gray, based on ideas by Denis Godfrey. These woodcuts were printed from original blocks in 2 to 5 colours on Zerkall Buetten paper by Egon Guenther, each copy is hand bound in Oasis goat skin by Peter Carstens, Johannesburg, August 1975 to January 1979, edition limited to 75 copies and 15 artist’s proofs, this numbered 63/75, each woodcut signed and numbered 63/75 in pencil in the margin, the title page signed by both the artist and poet colour woodcuts sheet size: 38,5 by 53,5 cm each R30 000–40 000 172 171 172 Sydney Alex KUMALO south african 1935–1988 Standing Figure signed and dated 1967 pencil 48,5 by 30 cm R4 000–6 000