Strauss & co - 7 November 2016, Johannesburg

45 50 Josef HERMAN british 1911–2000 Two Miners signed and inscribed with the title on the reverse oil on canvas 50,5 by 60,5 cm R35 000 – 50 000 51 Anton VAN WOUW south african 1862–1945 The Execution of JJ (Jopie) Fourie bas-relief bronze panel with a verdigris patina, mounted on a wooden base 16 by 40 cm, excluding base R20 000 – 30 000 provenance Sold: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Johannesburg, 3 March 1975, lot 47. literature AE Duffey. (2008) Anton van Wouw: The Smaller Works , Pretoria: Protea Book House. Another example illustrated on page 195. Jopie Fourie was executed in Pretoria Central Prison on 20 December 1914. Van Wouw’s depiction of the scene, first cast from 1918, was made using photographs and descriptions from the Reverend CA Neethling (who is standing to the right of the three observing officers). The present lot is one of the five that were cast in 1970. Another edition, along with the original plaster cast, is at the Pretoria Art Museum. 50 51