Review 2011

Four Figures (on four panels) signed carved and painted wood panel with coloured pigment each panel approximately: 152 by 38cm Sold R802 080, May 2011 Cecil Skotnes Still Life with Wire Sculptures signed, executed circa 1994 acrylic and pigments on incised panel, framed by the artist 124 by 121cm Sold R557 000, September 2011 Cecil Skotnes forged a unique style and iconography drawing both on his European training and Nordic roots as well as on local histories, legends and the great traditions of African art. Four Figures with its considered aesthetic formality, bolder colouring and clarity of form, is a major work demonstrating his technical mastery of an innovative medium ideally suited to his inimitable style and African-inspired subject matter. Emma Bedford, Senior Paintings Specialist, Strauss & Co 50