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Sotheby's Auction Johannesburg 
11 November 2002

by Andries Loots
STEPHAN WELZ & CO.
In Association With
SOTHEBY'S
On the 11 November 2002 STEPHAN WELZ held it's final fine art auction for the year in Johannesburg comprising three sessions:

SESSION I: 14h00
 Lots 1-299 (South African paintings start at lot 76)

SESSION II: 17h00
Blind Auction
93 lots were executed by donor artists specially for this occasion. All the works have been signed on the reverse but only after the auction was  the signatures revealed. The proceeds of the sale went to the Johannesburg Art Gallery to further art education.
Some of the participating artists were:
Trevor Coleman
Robert Hodgins
William Kentridge
Vusi Khumalo
Kim Lieberman
Johann Louw
Patrick Mautloa
Cecil Skotnes
Conrad Theys
Strydom van der Merwe
Gunther van der Reis
Jan Vermeiren
Andrew Verster
Diane Victor

SESSION III: 20h00 
Lots 400-610 
Important South African paintings started at lot 450
Images from this session:

Lot 457
Lucky Sibiya
estimate R 7 000-10 000
SOLD  R 26 000		 Lot 472
Maud Sumner
estimate R 70 000-100 000
SOLD  R 95 000
   

Lot 473
Alexis Preller
estimate R 40 000-60 000
SOLD  R 155 000

Lot 496
Irma Stern
estimate R 200 000-250 000
NOT SOLD  
    
Lot 498
Maggie Laubser
estimate R 20 000-30 000
SOLD  R 50 000		 Lot 502
Cecil Skotnes
estimate R 20 000-30 000
SOLD  R 32 000
    
Lot 504
Dorothy Kay
estimate R 80 000-120 000
SOLD  R 75 000		 Lot 505
Ruth Haden
estimate R 140 000-160 000
SOLD  R 130 000
 
Lot 510
Norman Catherine
estimate R 25 000-35 000
SOLD  R 80 000		 Lot 511
Robert Hodgins
estimate R 40 000-60 000
SOLD  R 45 000
 
Lot 528
François Krige
estimate R 40 000-60 000
SOLD  R 50 000		 Lot 531
Walter Battiss
estimate R 25 000-35 000
NOT SOLD
 
Lot 534
Hugo Naude
estimate R 90 000-120 000
SOLD  R 135 000		 Lot 566
Sydney Kumalo
estimate R 15 000-20 000
SOLD  R 40 000
 
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