Lot 216 illustrates Shawzin’s working process as she sketches out ideas in pen, ink and watercolour for her sculptural forms. These fluid formations hold elements comparable to Henry Moore. The viewer is drawn to the sharp cross-hatching which defines the depth and contours across the shapes, helping to visualise the solid large scale form that Shawzin was working towards. 

Also from Shawzin's estate is Lot 139 a charming abstract townscape by Lionel Abrams. The muted colour palette is particularly effective and captures the warm climate.

Lot 217 is by South African artist George Diederick During. He was born in Roodepoort in 1917 and went on to study in Johannesburg. After pursuing a career in law he changed paths in 1944 when he attended Technikon Witwatersrand to study art where he was taught by Maurice van Essche. During this time he combined traditional, cultural subject matter with modernist techniques and styles. The present lot is a striking example, constructed of geometric shapes in oil pastel, showing a young African woman carrying a pot on her head. The earthy colours merge together across the sheet softening the sharp angles of the geometric pattern to create a fluid composition. 

Also included in the sale are two pieces by one of South Africa’s most celebrated cartoonists, Leonard 'Len' Nico Lindeque. He was born in Brakpan in 1936 and pursued a career in media. At the age of 24 he was appointed as art director of Rooi Rose, an Afrikaans monthly magazine. Len moved to Dagbreek en Landstem followed by some time at Rapport. Later in his career he worked as the official cartoonist for Die Vaderland. Lot 172 is executed in ink and wash and shows a group of men hard at work. We then have Lot 173, which captures the queue outside of the ‘Rand Easter Show’ in 1957. The show began in Johannesburg in 1895 and continues to run annually even today. The show was originally setup as an agricultural exhibition to showcase prize yields and farm products. Today exhibitors include the military tattoo and the South African Defence force.

The auction also includes a variety of views of South Africa depicted by British artists. These include landscape paintings of Cape Town and Table Mountain, as well as a view of Langkloof at the Cape of Good Hope.

Auction Details

Friday 10 February | 10.30am GMT
Donnington Priory, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2JE

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