LUCAS SITHOLE
LS7546
"I wish I was a Queen", 1975 - Yellowwood on liquid steel base - 80.5x26x15 cm
Provenance:
Priv. Coll., U.S.A. - 2015
Priv. Coll., Johannesburg
Priv. Coll., Bath UK / Cape Town - 1975
Gallery International, Cape Town
Gallery 21, Johannesburg
Work exhibited:
Gallery International, Cape Town - 1975 cat. X12
Gallery 21 Johannesburg 1975 as HP3064
Work on auction
Bonham's New Bond Street, London - South African Sale - 18th March, 2015 - Lot 42 - realised CHF 17'454
LS7546 left side
Work illustrated
Bonham's New Bond Street, London - South African Sale - 18th March, 2015 - cat. p.71, Lot 42, ill.
Press review:
Cape Times, Cape Town - 18.10.1975 commented
Argus, Cape Town - 20.10.1975 commented
Argus, Cape Town - 24.10.1975 commented + illustrated
Note:
This sculpture is recorded and illustrated in the monograph published in 2015
“Lucas SITHOLE 1931 – 1994: Highlights 1966-1993” – ISBN 978-3-033-04655-9 – on pp. 50/51
Legend:
"She suffers because of all the wrongs of the world, and she knows she could end all the troubles - if only she was a Queen"
Note:
This work was originally listed under HP3064
