Strauss & co - 4 June 2018, Johannesburg

259 291 Lucas Sithole SOUTH AFRICAN 1931–1994 Elongated Figure signed carved wood height: 70 cm R300 000 – 500 000 PROVENANCE Gallery 101, Johannesburg. ‘Sithole’s method of sensed realism combinedwithexpressivedistortions,his concentration of surface manipulation and the play of light and shadow over the figures, emerge and merge with an iconography of the human being, the human condition and animals.’ 1 The elegant and graceful lines of the tall, streamlined and beautifully carved Elongated Figure with its outstretched arms and legs exemplifies Sithole’s mastery of his medium and his remarkable ability to be guided by the shape of the wood and to coax from it such a beautifully formed sculpture. In contrast to the flowing lines and silky finish of the honey-coloured indigenous wood the face of the figure is more robustly carved, creating pronounced shadows. 1 Marilyn Martin (1993). Lucas Sithole: Our Art 4 = Ons Kuns 4 . Pretoria: Pretoria Foundation for Education Science and Technology. Pages 178–185.