Alexis Preller (South African, 1911-1975) Icarus
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Notes : PROVENANCE:Acquired directly from the artist in Pretoria, circa 1957A private collectionThe present lot presages the later series Icarus I, II & III; these were large format oils painted between 1971 and 1972 and exhibited in the Alexis Preller retrospective in Pretoria in 1972 (cat. no. 190, 191 & 192).The work gives an interesting insight into Preller's working methods and shows that he would happily revisit a composition or subject many years after its initial inspiration.BIBLIOGRAPHY:E. Berman (ed.), Alexis Preller Retrospective, exh. cat. (Pretoria, 1972)
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