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'Parisian Metro' by Gerard Sekoto

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Description

ObjectFormType: 

  • Oil painting

ObjectMaterialType: 

  • Oil paint

ObjectTechniqueType: 

  • Painting (oil)

Colours: 

  • Blue
  • Black and brown

DistinguishingFeatures: 

The painting depicts a scene of the Paris underground in 1960. on the right hand side of the composition people are seated on a bench, and other people are walking through the station. The painting is in a black frame. 

Inscriptions: 

Signed 'G.SEKOTO 60' on the lower right of the canvas
TypeValueUnit
81.00
117.00
History

ObjectAge: 

64 years 4 months ago

Provenance: 

Private collection, Johannesburg

 

 

ReferenceList: 

 
 

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