LUCAS SITHOLE
LS6211
"Old Man", 1962 - Lebombo ironwood - 40x22x28 cm
Provenance:
Priv. Coll., Cape Town/Johannesburg - 1962
Adler Fielding Galleries, Johannesburg
Work exhibited:
Adler Fielding Galleries, Johannesburg ("Township Life as seen by three Africans"), 1962 - cat. 46 (listed as on loan)
Work on auction:
Strauss & Co., Cape Town - 6th March, 2017 - Lot 538 - realised ZAR113'680 (CHF 8'890)
Work illustrated:
Strauss & Co., Cape Town - 6th March, 2017 - auction cat. - Lot 538 p. 270
Note:
The work dates originally from 1961 - see similar texture and wood on LS6106
As per 2016, this is the only work recorded with the correct signature, but missing the letter "s" - in the early 60s, Lucas was sometimes known as "Luka" or "Luca"!