Strauss & co - 5 June 2017, Johannesburg

220 254 Cecil Skotnes SOUTH AFRICAN 1926–2009 Kist for The President Hotel incised and painted wooden panels 92 by 404 by 79 cm R500 000 – 700 000 PROVENANCE The President Hotel Dr Peter Wissekerke Collection Skotnes made this kist to accompany and complement his tapestry. Marguerite Stephens recalls the two works being unveiled together, and being seen very much as a centrepiece ensemble in the Hotel’s main lobby. The same stylised birds from the tapestry re-appeared on the kist’s heavy lid, while the artist’s familiar, elongated figures, incised and painted in his characteristic red, yellow, black and white palette, dominated the guest-facing, front panel. ©The Estate of Cecil Skotnes | DALRO