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SIGNED : XHOSA MAIDEN WITH GOATS (460 x 600 mm)
BY SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIST
NERINE DESMOND (1908-1993)
* A BEAUTY OF NOTE
A member of the New Group, Nerine Desmond nurtured a long-held interest in pastoral themes and often painted sheep or goats and their herders. It may be assumed that this work was painted in the mid 1950s when other known works on related themes were produced. With a sure sense of design developed during her studies at the Central School of Art in London, Desmond transposes the black of the herder's head cloth and bowl to the goats to suggest a unity of nature and culture. Her knowledge of animal anatomy underlies the rhythmic movement of the goats and provides a sound foundation for this idyllic scene of rustic contentment.
(Adapted from Strauss & Co's website).
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THE PAINTING ABOVE WAS SOLD FOR R55,700 BY STRAUSS & CO ON 11 JUNE 2012
THE PAINTING BELOW WAS SOLD FOR R77,980 BY STRAUSS & CO ON 24 MAY 2010
Brief Bio
Nerine Constantia Desmond Fial was born in Constantia, Cape, 1908. She studied graphics at London's Central School of Art in 1938, but was otherwise largely self-taught. The commemoration of the Great Trek occurred in 1938, and she explored Voortrekker themes at this time, more concerned with themes of hardship and suffering than expressing any nationalist sentiments. Rosa Hope also did the same. Both artists entered works on this theme on the Eighth Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art at the SANG in 1938-1939. Her association with SASA was not consistent, as she often exhibited independently. In 1949 she painted extensively in Namibia and in 1954 did the same along the east coast of Africa. Although also a member of the New Group, she seems to have actively exhibited on SASA exhibitions in the early 1940s, despite their rivalry.
Publications
- Art in South Africa since 1900 (Alexander) (Balkema, ill. p. 75
- South African Artists 1900-1962 (Jeppe) (Afrikaanse Pers, 1963)
- ARTLOOK 47, Johannesburg October 1970, pp. 42-43, ill
- South African Art (James Ambrose Brown) (MacDonald Heritage), 1978
- Republic Arts Festival Arts Exhibition 4.5.81-2.6.81, cat., ill
- ART & ARTISTS OF SOUTH AFRICA (Berman) (Balkema, 1983), text + ill on pp. 113/114 etc
- Nuwe Groep / New Group 1938-1954 - SA NATIONAL GALLERY cat., 1988, ill
- The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors including Namibia (Ogilvie / Graff) (Everard Read), 1988,listed on p. 170/171
- PRINTMAKING in a transforming South Africa (Hobbs/Rankin) (David Philip, 1997), listed
- The Advancement of Art: The South African Society of Artists and its exhibitors 1902-1950 (Hayden Proud) (Iziko), 2002, , text + ill. p. 21
References for the above
The websites of Strauss & Co, SA History.org and Art-archives-southafrica
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