Unknown: The Card Players 9in. x 14in. clay HGH comments: In 1991 I followed an invitation of general art at the Johannesburg Zoo Lake. It was quite surprising to find a number of gifted Africans who supported the general exhibits with their work. “Card Players” by Unknown together with “Standing Man…” by Peter Moseamedi were […]
Canary Park
Three’s Company
Söhl, Manfred: Three’s Company 19.25in. x 15.25in. oil on canvas HGH comments: I can never look at Söhl’s work from the 70s without a certain amount of sadness. Three’s Company is certainly one of his best, and I’m afraid we are not going to have any more. As a police commissioner of the city of […]
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Red Street
Schmidt, Christa: Red Street 7in. x 21in. oil on panel HGH comments: A naïve collection without a wedding is incomplete. But we have been compensated by “Red Street”: a street scene that incorporates a wedding. The strongest feature is the wedding and the well organized life in a German suburb just at the moment when […]
Sailor
Salzberg Zoo
Bedenikovic, Vladimir: Salzberg Zoo 19.25in. x 25in. oil on masonite HGH comments: I bought this painting directly from the artist, through the fortunate introduction of a mutual friend in Ibiza, where he was as a visitor. In Ibiza he had about a half a dozen paintings with him. If you look at at the painting, […]
Senior Citizens
Dafter, William: Senior Citizens 14.5in. x 22.75in. oil on board HGH comments: William Dafter is a laborer. I’m told that one of the five men in “Senior Citizens” is William Dafter himself. This is a typical British pub scene and the senior citizens are really waiting for the terminal phase of their lives. It’s a […]
Sous Bois
Tremblot, Francine: Sous Bois 21in. x 17.5in. oil painting HGH comments: Francine Tremblot is a double threat: she is a well-known naïve painter, and a classical musician with the Paris symphony orchestra.
Standing Man With Hands in Pockets
Moseamedi, Peter: Standing Man With Hands in Pockets 31.5in. x 4in. wood and paint HGH comments: The dealer who was promoting him supplied us with this biography: “Peter was born in January 1968 in Soweto, Johannesburg. After he completed his matric at Sakaba High School, he spent much time visiting galleries and was inspired to […]