Strauss & co - 19 November 2015, Johannesburg

EDUCATION ENDOWMENT AUCTION 20 71 ADRIAN KOHLER SOUTH AFRICAN 20TH CENTURY Joey and Topthorn signed, numbered W P I/III in pencil in the margin and embossed with the Artist Proof Studio chop mark in the margin lithograph on handmade paper sheet size: 76 by 96 cm; image size: 62 by 85 cm R10 000 – 15 000 Adrian Kohler is the co-founder (with Basil Jones) and Artistic Director of Handspring Puppet Company. He is considered to be one of the world’s leading masters of his medium. Kohler completed a BA in Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. He then spent a year at The Space Theatre (the city’s only non-racial venue at the time) and another year in Birmingham U.K. at the Cannon Hill Arts Centre and Weld Community Arts Centre. Kohler then moved to Botswana to run the National Popular Theatre Programme for three years. His puppets for Handspring have been widely acclaimed and exhibited. His puppets are held in public and private collections including the Constitutional Court in South Africa, the Munich Stadtmuseum in Germany, and the Old Mutual Art Collection. Kohler has been collaborating on a series of etchings, linocuts and lithographs in collaboration with Artist Proof Studio that depict many of the world’s most famous puppets designed by Handspring Puppet Company. Access to the creative arts is not a privilege. Everyone deserves the opportunity to be captivated, have their imaginations opened and their thinking freed through the power of the arts to make a positive difference in our country. RMB celebrates and rewards exceptional talent, believing that corporate showcasing of creative excellence is a way to increase public awareness and pride in SA’s arts, culture and heritage. RMB respects Handspring Puppet Company as an extraordinary, innovative example of global best practice in the arts – from its ability to engage with our humanity, to its measurable economic impact.