The Assassination Of Shaka ,1973
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2012-10-03 | Stephan Welz & Co., Decorative and Fine Art, 2 October to 3 October 2012, lot 503
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- Private collection, Cape Town
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Notas : The Assassination of Shaka portfolio is made up of 43 colour woodcuts, each print paired with a passage from the epic poem about Shaka’s life (1797-1828) by poet Stephen Gray. Inspired by E. A. Ritter’s biography, Shaka Zulu: The Rise of the Zulu Empire originally written in 1955, Skotnes masterfully illustrated the Zulu leader with great power and sensitivity. “We did an enormous amount of research, and actually travelled the route from Shaka’s birthplace to his Great Kraal”[1], noted Skotnes who worked on the project for almost 15 months. On 20 October 1973, the portfolio was exhibited at Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg. All 225 copies of the portfolio sold out at the opening night of the exhibition, and a year later, McGraw-Hill published the portfolio as a standard book.
[1] Harmsen, F. (ed.). (1996). Cecil Skotnes. Cape Town: Published privately. p.33
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