- SHEEP AT THE PRICE: 'Landscape with Sheep' by Peter Clarke sold for R700,000. Clarke, who died in April, is considered one of South Africa's most important artists
- NEIGH MAN: 'Swazi Rider', a lithograph by KZN painter, graphic artist and muralist Eleanor Frances Esmonde-White, fetched R18,188
- HIGH TIDE: Irma Stern's 'A View of Saldanha Bay', painted in 1939, was knocked down for R227,3600
- LACQUER VERSION: LA-based street artist Mr Brainwash's 'Madonna' sold for R295,568
- FAMILIAR FACE: An Andy Warhol lithograph, printed in 1986, went for R43,198
- ABSTRACT MOMENT: Walter Battiss's 'Girls Skipping', from a private collection belonging to the late Peter Clarke, sold for R31,830
- YOU LOOKING AT ME? 'Curiosity and the Cat' by photographer Hannes Lochner sold for R36,377. Lochner donated 10% of the proceeds from the sale to the Endangered Wildlife Trust
- STANDING TALL: 'Nelson Mandela, The Boxer, Circa 1958-1962' by Eli Weinberg, sold for R125,048
- POP GUN: The five-colour screen print 'Fragile', signed by LA-based street artist Mr Brainwash, attracted a top bid of R29,556
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Old masters vied with contemporary mavericks for big money on the art auction floor at Stephan Welz & Co in Cape Town recently. The sale realised R35-million.
Old masters vied with contemporary mavericks for big money on the art auction floor at Stephan Welz & Co in Cape Town recently. The sale realised R35-million.