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Ralph Hotere 'O Africa'
Estimate:
$40,000 - $60,000
Passed
Live Auction
179: Important Paintings & Contemporary Art
ARTIST
Ralph Hotere
Category
Description
Ralph Hotere
O Africa
acrylic and oil on shaped canvas
title inscribed, signed and dated 9 – ‘66 and inscribed
On bloody acts that make
Less human mankinds
Brighter sun
Let revulsion rise
Eclipse the moons black evil
So that innocence and the
child shall reign
So that we may dream
Good dreams again
1500 x 580 x 230mm
Provenance
Private collection, Christchurch.
O Africa
acrylic and oil on shaped canvas
title inscribed, signed and dated 9 – ‘66 and inscribed
On bloody acts that make
Less human mankinds
Brighter sun
Let revulsion rise
Eclipse the moons black evil
So that innocence and the
child shall reign
So that we may dream
Good dreams again
1500 x 580 x 230mm
Provenance
Private collection, Christchurch.
