Anyone for an ‘Impulsive Action’ auction?

Posted on May 31, 2006

You must have seen one of those movie scenes… the spacious expensive home or impressive Art gallery filled with chairs all facing the eager Auctioneer. Ladies and gentlemen nervously clutch onto their handbags and wallets as fabulous paintings are sold off to the highest bidder. It’s nail-biting stuff!

Well the goodman news is that you have …
the chance to put your best frock on, grab your credit card and look very wealthy at the Goodman Gallery’s “Impulsive Auction” this coming weekend.

From Picasso to Kentridge to Sam Nhlengethwa, name your price:

The Goodman Gallery will be holding an auction entitled ‘Impulsive Auction’, on Sunday the 23rd April 2006 @ 15hOO.
10% of the proceeds will go to FUNDA.

The public will be able to view the works that will be auctioned on Friday 21 April from 09h30- 17h30 and on Saturday 22 April from 09h30- 13h00. The artworks that will be auctioned include works by Norman Catherine, Jim Dine, William Kentridge, Richard Hamilton, Picasso, Sam Nhlengethwa, Willie Bester, Gillian Ayres, Robert Hodgins, Peter Schutz, Sydney Kumalo, Durant Sihlali, Andrew Verster, Jo Ractliffe, Victor Vasarely. I have attached images of some of the artworks that will be on auction.

1. Pablo Picasso
‘Sur La Plage, Femme Au Miroir Et Deux Baigneurs’
1968
Etching
41,5 x 49cm
Ed 22/50

2. William Kentridge
‘Vitrine drawing from ‘Zeno Writing’ (Vitrine XII)’
2002
Charcoal on ledger papers
24 x 38cm

3. Richard Hamilton
‘The annunciation’
2005
Inkjet digital print; lightfast pigment inks on white velvet paper
59,5 x 68cm

4. Willie Bester
‘Mbekweni’
1997
Silkscreen
26 x 40cm