General
General
Object Auto ID
65835
Common Name
Girl with Orange
Local Name
Has also been referred to as 'Meisie met Lemoen'
Object Description
Portrait of a young girl, holding in ornage in both hands, looking right. Colours are mainly blues and greens, with natural landscape behind her
Provenance
Purchased by Anglo American Johannesburg Centenary Trust (AAJCT) from Prof Tim Couzens, 1992, donated to JAG by AAJCT
Description
Description
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Inscriptions
Signed 'G SEKOTO' in blue oil paint, bottom right hand corner
Dimension Comments
51,5 x 44 x 4 cm
History
History
Object Age
1943
Maker
Maker Comment
Gerard Sekoto (9 December 1913- 20 March 1993) was a South African artist and musician. He is recognised as a pioneer of urban black art and social realism. His work was exhibited in Paris, Stockholm, Venice, Washington, and Senegal, as well as in South Africa.
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Media
Media
Sekoto Girl with Orange archive file.pdf (533.72 KB)
Sekoto Girl with Orange cat card.pdf (90.26 KB)
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