South African Art Times.
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December 08 - January 09 2008
Artist details sought by Standard Bank collection Standard Bank will be publishing a catalogue of the corporate art collection in the new year and would like to include all the artworks in the collection. To date 250 artists/ family members/copyright holders have given permission to publish works in the catalogue. Below is a list of those artists that we have not been able to contact at all. If anyone can help with any leads please contact:Judy Legrange Tel. 011-631-2533, Fax 011-636-7515, Email Judy.Legrange@standardbank.co.za List of artists - information needed: Nils Andersen,Gerard Bhengu, Zoltan Borboreki, Robert Broadley, W Buhler,Jan Dingemans, Enslin du Plessis, Paul du Toit, shengi
Duma, Viola Fitzroy, Bruce Hancock, Cecil Higgs, Mary Hillhouse, S J Hlatswayo, Job Kekana, Otto Klar, Alexander Klopcanovs, Fritz Krampe, Frieda Locke, Speelman Mahlangu, Chabani Manganyi, Isaac Masisi, Reuben Mateman, Fanie Matjie, Erich Mayer, Terence McCaw, Gladys Mgudlandlu, Lettie Mhlangu, Nomadie Mhlangu, David Mogano, John Mohl, Billy Molokeng, Julian Motau, James Mphahlele, Rose Msangu, C Nxumalo, Derrick Nxumalo, Owen Owen, Denise Penfold, Roland Pitchforth, Douglas Portway, Sibusiso Sabela, Roderick Sauls, Bongani Shange, Edwine Simon, Poppie Skosane, Rose Skosane, Nita Spilhaus, Cecil Thornley Stewart, Roy Taylor, Anna Masangu Thabane, Cecil Thuketana, Ishmael Thyson, Allan Turton, Maurice van Essche, Vuyile Voyiya, Paul Wiles and David John Yule
A work by Clementina van der Walt that forms part of her show entitled: Hearth at the Irma Stern Gallery, Cape Town. Opens 10 Dec 08 until 17 January 09.
Paintings stolen at Johannesburg
Manifestation Two, one of two paintings by Lesley Bergere stolen from a Johannesburg gallery. Johannesburg - Two valuable, original oil paintings were stolen from a Parkhurst, Johannesburg, art gallery where they were to have been exhibited, their owner
said on Sunday. The artist, Lesley Bergere, said she was busy setting up her paintings for an exhibition that opened at the weekend when she went to the kitchen for a few minutes.
A drawing by Mark Kannemeyer, Lorcan White Storm 2008 Pen and ink drawing. Exhibition entitled Zombie was at the Art on Paper Gallery, Johannesburg.
“When I returned to the gallery I realised something was missing and when I checked against my list, I discovered that two paintings had disappeared.” Bergere was “shocked and astonished”. The theft was reported to the police. There had been a number of people in the gallery at the time of the theft, Bergere said. The stolen paintings are called Manifestation Two, depicting butterflies emerging from a vacuum, and an abstract titled Red Crescent, featuring warm, amber colours.
A Wavescape surfboard, meticulously decorated by underground comic artist Andy Mason (and surfer) fetched R 17 000 on a fundraising auction. Proceeds went to the NSRI and Shark Spotters
John Meyer, Dreams of the city, to be seen at The Everard Read Gallery Cape Town, Summer Show.