Strauss & co - 5 June 2017, Johannesburg

286 302 Keith Alexander SOUTH AFRICAN 1946–1998 Grand Parade signed and dated 90; engraved with artist’s name and the title on a plaque adhered to the frame oil on canvas 105 by 75 cm R300 000 – 400 000 PROVENANCE Purchased directly from the artist. Keith Alexander spent his honeymoon visiting the ghost towns of the Namib and the eerie, sand-sunk wrecks on the country’s coast. Generally drawn to the surreal, the enormous, deserted steel hulls sinking and reappearing in the desert, as well as the abandoned buildings preserved in sand, made a lasting impression on the artist. Grand Parade recalls these formative images using a carefully controlled perspective, a serene, low-key palette, and a beautifully balanced, symmetrical composition.