Strauss & co - 9 November 2015, Johannesburg

220 285 David James BROWN south african 1951 – War Dog signed with the artist’s initials, dated 2010 and numbered 3/5 bronze with a black patina 102 by 148 by 60 cm R100 000 – 120 000 David Brown started his first series of Dogs in 1979 with an exhibition titled Dogs of War at the Goodman Gallery in 1980. Brown has stated that ‘The Dog is a potent metaphor, paradoxically it can be friend or foe. Dogs can also turn feral. These works had a sense of foreboding and a violent presence’. 1 With his more recent works depicting dogs such as War Dog, the message remains the same but they have become more humorous and playful. 1 Letter from the artist to the current owner.