General
General
Object Auto ID
24843
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_32958
Common Name
Painting
Classified Name
Oil painting
Painting
Local Name
Prison Yard
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Painting depicts a guard and a number of prisoners in red shirts marching on the road, in the background abstracted rooftops and mountains. Painted during the artist's District Six period when he resided in District Six, Cape Town.

Provenance

Acquired in 2006 by the African Sky Trust from Burr and Muir Antiques.
Provenance prior to 2006 unknown. In 1989/88, was in the collection of Professor and Mrs HJ Simons, as per details in publications: Cohen, L. 1989. Gerard Sekoto: Unsevered Ties Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery p. 31; Lindop, B. 1988 Gerard Sekoto Randburg: Dictum p. 103.

Owner
African Sky Trust
Description
Material Types
Oil paint
Technique Types
Oil Painting
Inscriptions
Signed recto, bottom right: GERARD SEKOTO / 1944
Measurement Type Unit Value
Width
cm
50.80
Height
cm
60.80
Dimension Comments
canvas dimensions
History
Object Age
2016
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
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