Stunning Malachi Smith Bluegum Tree Oil Painting.

Malachi Smith Oil painting for Sale. 
58 cm Height x 53 cm Width including beautiful frame worth R1200. (Measurement on inside of frame 30 cm x 39 cm.)

Painting can be collected in Amanzimtoti or shipping to be discussed and for buyer's account.

Malachi Smith, a Grand Master Artist!

Malachi Smith (nom de guerre Zhara Yahkov) is considered as one of South Africa’s top ranking artists and one of the most versatile artists in the world.  He was educated by the Irish monks at de La Salle College in the Cape 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.  His art career spanning over fifty years and has earned him a reputation of high international respect.
In 1986 Malachi Smith participated in an international exhibition held in the Super Dome of New Orleans USA. This was the introduction to his now famous ‘Miniature Signed Print Collection’.
An intensely private man, he was devoted to his wife and six children, Malachi published his second book in 2006. The nom de Guerre of Zhara Yahkov, the works of which are regarded by some art collectors as a da Vince, van Gogh and Monet rolled into one, a 21st Century artist living in Africa, was conceived in 2001.
He passed away on Friday, 29 June 2012.
Price Range of his paintings: R2,500 - R60,000