This is a very Rare one off Collectors Pro Original on Canvas from Malachi Smith

This is a one off “Collector‘s Pro-Original”, not only in size, but also in that certain highlights and signature on Print have been carefully hand painted.

Size;+ - 590 x 350

MALACHI (MALCOLM) SMITH WAS BORN IN 1948, AND DIED LAST YEAR AFTER A HEART ATTACK, POSSIBLY BROUGHT ON BY STRESS, ON JUNE 29, 2012.HE WAS A GRAND MASTER ARTIST, AND WENT UNDER THE NAME ZHARA YAHKOV AS HIS NOM DE GUERRE, FOR SOME TIME. HIS ART CAREER SPANNED OVER 50 YEARS, AND IT HAS EARNED HIM A REPUTATION OF HIGH INTERNATIONAL RESPECT.HE LIVED IN PORT SHEPSTONE UP UNTIL THREE YEARS AGO, WHEN HE MOVED TO KNYSNA WITH HIS WIFE AND SIX CHILDREN. THE FAMILY IS RELATED TO THE LATE, GREAT SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIST, PIERNEEF.

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