The Red Blanket
Alexis Preller (South African, 1911 - 1975)
58
ZAR 5,600,000 - ZAR 6,600,000
Oil on canvas
Paintings
79.5 cm - 67.5 cm (31.3 in - 26.57 in)
'55
93,5 by 81 by 4,5cm including frame; inscribed with the artist's name and the title on the reverse

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Modern and Contemporary Art
Mar 27, 2023
Gallery 101, Johannesburg. Stephen Welz & Co in Association with Sotheby's, Johannesburg, 20 October 2003, lot 315. Private Collection.
Esmé Berman, Alan Crump, Vittorino Meneghelli, Karel Nel, Monty Sack, Karin Skawran and Amalie von Maltitz (2005) Villa at 90: His Life, Work and Influence, Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishing and Shelf Publishing, illustrated in colour on page 130 with the title 'Preller's Seated African'. Esmé Berman and Karel Nel (2009) Alexis Preller: Africa, the Sun and Shadows, Johannesburg: Shelf Publishing, illustrated in colour on page 182 with the title 'Red Figure'. Esmé Berman and Karel Nel (2009) Alexis Preller: Collected Images, Johannesburg: Shelf Publishing, illustrated in black and white on page 94 and in colour on page 154.
Modern and Contemporary Art
The Red Blanket
58
ZAR 5,600,000 - ZAR 6,600,000
Oil on canvas
Paintings
79.5 cm - 67.5 cm (31.3 in - 26.57 in)
'55
93,5 by 81 by 4,5cm including frame; inscribed with the artist's name and the title on the reverse

Signed / Inscribed
Signedin to unlock
Strauss & Co | Online
Mar 27, 2023
Gallery 101, Johannesburg. Stephen Welz & Co in Association with Sotheby's, Johannesburg, 20 October 2003, lot 315. Private Collection.
Esmé Berman, Alan Crump, Vittorino Meneghelli, Karel Nel, Monty Sack, Karin Skawran and Amalie von Maltitz (2005) Villa at 90: His Life, Work and Influence, Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishing and Shelf Publishing, illustrated in colour on page 130 with the title 'Preller's Seated African'. Esmé Berman and Karel Nel (2009) Alexis Preller: Africa, the Sun and Shadows, Johannesburg: Shelf Publishing, illustrated in colour on page 182 with the title 'Red Figure'. Esmé Berman and Karel Nel (2009) Alexis Preller: Collected Images, Johannesburg: Shelf Publishing, illustrated in black and white on page 94 and in colour on page 154.
Modern and Contemporary Art