Strauss & co - 17 February 2018, Cape Town

166 Strauss & co contemporary art auction “His paintings sometimes appear spontaneous, fluid and automatic, and at other times more deliberate, but they have in common the articulation of pictorial depth and flat surface. This is achieved through varied brushstrokes, textures and colours combined with lines - personal, prominent calligraphic signs that lie on top or weave in and out of the painted surface.” 1 1. Marilyn Martin. (2014) No. 3; Thinking Feeling, Head, Heart , Cape Town: The New Church Museum. Page 23. 60 Jan-Henri Booyens SOUTH AFRICAN b1981 Fat in the Fire signed, dated 2016 and inscribed with the title on the reverse oil and mixed media on canvas 170 by 200cm R80 000 – 100 000 EXHIBITED Blank Projects, Johannesburg Art Fair, Stand 77, 9 to 11 September 2016.