Review 2011

Maggie Laubser Berlynse Straatvrou signed and dated ’24 oil on board 44 by 34,5cm Sold R467 880, September 2011 Oestyd signed with the artist’s initials oil on board 28 by 35,5cm Sold R1 225 400, March 2011 In Oestyd Maggie Laubser creates a pastoral idyll of landscape and rural workers evocative of the Malmesbury area where she grew up. Acutely aware of the natural environment, agriculture patterns and seasonal changes, the artist’s depiction of three men harvesting the wheat at the height of summer, has all the authenticity of lived experience and perceived reality. Emma Bedford, Senior Paintings Specialist, Strauss & Co 24