Strauss & co - 7 October 2019, Cape Town

270 683 John Meyer SOUTH AFRICAN 1942- Larghetto signed; signed, inscribed with the title and 23/22 on the reverse mixed media on canvas 59 by 74cm R120 000 - 150 000 “Then one night, while at a symphony concert, it suddenly hit me, I thought: My God, this is so theatrical, so timeless and emotive. And, of course, so romantic. All of a sudden I was looking at the human form in a different way, and it snowballed, leading to various figure compositions.” 1 1. John Meyer in Brett Hilton-Barber (2003) John Meyer, Cape Town: Prime Origins in association with the Everard Read Gallery. Page 104.