MALACHI SMITH!! (1948-2012) SA GRANDMASTER ORIGINAL SKETCH OF AN ROCKY OUTCROP SIGNED BY ARTIST AND DATED 1986 (SIZE WITH FRAME 47CM W 34CM H)

AN ORIGINAL SIGNED "MALACHI SMITH 86" SKETCH OF A ROCKY OUTCROP WITH SOME TREES.

MALACHI SMITH (1948-2012) WAS AN WORLD REKNOWNED SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIST PARTICULARLY KNOWN FOR HIS PORTRAYAL OF SOUTH AFRICAN LANDSCAPES.

NOT SURE ABOUT THE DATE: THIS IS AN EARLY SKETCH OF AN ROCKY OUTCROP BY HIM. THE DATE I THOUGHT AT FIRST TO BE 1956 BUT MALACHI WOULD HAVE BEEN ONLY 8 YEARS OLD AT THAT TIME. SO THE NEXT LOGICAL DATE IS CAN BE IS 1986.

BEAUTIFULLY AND PROFESSIONALLY DOUBLE FRAMED WITH OFF WHITE INNER AND TRUE WOODEN OUTER FRAME. WITH HANGING WIRE AT BACK.

THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO OWN AN ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN MASTERS ARTWORK!
 
ORIGINAL: IT IS 100 PERCENT ORIGINAL. SEE PHOTOS PLEASE.

SIZE WITH FRAME:  47CM WIDE 34CM HIGH
SIZE SKETCH: 29CM WIDE 16CM HIGH

Condition: TWO EDGE CHIPS TO WOODEN FRAME. OTHERWISE SKETCH AND FRAME IN EXCELLENT GOOD CONDITION.
 
ARTIST: MALACHI SMITH (1948-2012)
Malachi Smith was Born in 1948 in the Eastern Cape, South Africa and educated by the Irish monks at de la Salle College in the port of East London.
After leaving the Naval Academy in Simons Town in 1967, his first job was as a junior reporter, employed for a short while by Donald Woods, the famous editor of the Daily Dispatch.
But he always wanted to be an artist, and soon began travelling throughout Southern Africa in a converted American motor home in order to study wild life, trees and rock outcrops for his art particularly around the veld in Mpumalanga and in Natal.
His art career spanned over fifty years and earned him a reputation of high international respect. He is particularly known for his bushveld African sunsets and for his portrayals of the umbrella trees and Koppies.
In between his application to his work, Malachi fostered a family of ten children to whom he was devoted as well as to their mothers!
Malachi passed away on 29 June 2012. He leaves a beautiful legacy to the art world.
 
VALUE: Malachi Smith's work has been offered at auction multiple times. In 1986 Malachi Smith participated in an international exhibition held in the Super Dome of New Orleans USA.  Realized prices ranging from $160 USD to $3800 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.
  
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