Strauss & co - 9 November 2015, Johannesburg

72 109 110 109 Alexis PRELLER south african 1911 – 1975 Three Benin Figures signed on the reverse oil on canvas laid down on panel 15 by 20 cm R30 000 – 50 000 provenance Acquired directly from Joan Hoather, Gainsborough Gallery, Johannesburg literature Berman, Esmé and Nel, Karel. (2009) Alexis Preller: Africa, the Sun and Shadows , Johannesburg: Shelf Publishing. The carved Benin Figure illustrated on page 289. Berman, Esmé and Nel, Karel. (2009) Alexis Preller: Collected Images , Johannesburg: Shelf Publishing. A photograph of the artist’s Ygdrasil studio with the carved Benin Figures illustrated on page 53. 110 Bettie CILLIERS-BARNARD south african 1914 – 2010 Cosmic Sight signed and dated 2004; inscribed with the title, medium and ‘Theme: Colour as Language’ on the reverse oil on canvas 80,5 by 60 cm R30 000 – 50 000