Strauss & co - 13 November 2017, Johannesburg

27 6 Alexis Preller SOUTH AFRICAN 1911–1975 Ygdrasil signed pencil on paper 18,5 by 24,5 cm R10 000 – 15 000 Ygdrasil, Preller’s one-time home and studio, was built in 1945 east of Pretoria near Pierneef’s Elangeni. This pencil study corresponds to two paintings of Ygdrasil, one of which is housed at the Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg. 7 Irma Stern SOUTH AFRICAN 1894–1966 Two Arabs signed and dated 1945 ink on paper 44,5 by 29,5 cm R70 000 – 100 000 6 7 © Irma SternTrust | DALRO