Unfinished Works from the Estate - ADDENDUM - illustrations to listing by Dr Elza Miles in 1994
Unfinished Works from the Estate - ADDENDUM - exhibited at Pretoria Art Museum in 1995
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LUCAS SITHOLE
LS7101 illustrated on Strauss & Co.'s Youtube Chael "straussart" - 30th October, 2019 (pos. 3:30/4:29)
LS7202 - Addendum: sold in January, 2002, by Aspire Art Auctions, Cape Town, to a collector in South Africa by private treaty
LS7219 - Addendum: on auction at Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 11th May, 2019 - Lot P161 - not sold
Again on auction at Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 26th October, 2019 - Lot P115 - ill. in auction cat. p115
LS7326 - Addendum: sculpture not previously illustrated on web
LS7352 - Addendum: sculpture not previously illustrated on web
LS7360 - Addendum: on auction at Strauss & Co., Cape Town ("Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art")
- 7th October, 2019 - Lot 557, ill. in auction cat. p. 162
- sculpture not previously illustrated on web
LS7423 - Addendum: illustrated in Strauss & Co., Cape Town, auction catalogue 5th March, 2018 on p333 Lot 600
no image recorded previously
LS7459 - Addendum: work on auction at Old Johannesburg Warehouse Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 31st July, 2018 - Lot130
Again on auction at Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 27th October, 2018 - Lot P180 -
illustrated on RKA's Instagram site per 27th October, 2018
Again on auction at Stephan Welz & Co., Cape Town - 1st July, 2019 - Lot 488
LS7501 - Addendum: work exhibited at Sasol Art Museum, University of Stellenbosch - 31st May to 2nd July, 2000,
as part of Private Art Collection of Louis and Charlotte Schachat, ill. on p8 of exhibition catalogue
LS7503 - Addendum: on auction at Strauss & Co., Johannesburg ("Modern, Postwar & Contemporary Art") - 20th May, 2019
- Lot 259 - ill. in auction cat. p. 151
LS7505 - Addendum: sculpture not previously illustrated on web
LS7525 - Addendum: on auction at Sotheby's, London - "Modern & Contemporary African Art" - 2nd April, 2019 - Lot 49 -
LS7562 - Addendum: on auction at Sotheby's, London - "Modern & Contemporary African Art" - 16th October, 2018 - Lot 83 -
illustrated in auction cat. p96 - Lot 83
LS7572 - Addendum: sculpture not previously illustrated on web - on auction at Strauss & Co., Cape Town - 15th October 2018 - Lot 561
illustrated in Strauss & Co., Cape Town - 15th October, 2018 cat. on p273 Lot 561
LS7612 - Addendum: sculpture not previously illustrated on web - on auction at Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg -
13th Sept., 2020 - Lot 1516
LS7615 - Addendum: sculpture not previously illustrated on web - on auction at Strauss & Co., Cape Town - 15th October 2018
Lot 560 - illustrated in Strauss & Co., Cape Town - 15th October, 2018 cat. on p273 Lot 560
LS7629 - Addendum: sculpture not previously illustrated on web - on auction at Strauss & Co., Cape Town - 10th May, 2020
Lot 508 - illustrated in Strauss & Co. "19th Cent., Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art" cat., on p143, Lot 508
1977 - Addendum: Polaroid exhibition view of 5 works shown in September - LS7701, LS7702, LS7703, LS7601, LS7607
LS7813 - Addendum - work sold post-auction by Bonham's, London
LS7820 - Addendum: illustrated in Stephan Welz & Co., Johannesburg, auction catalogue 25th/26th July, 2017 (Juliet) on p15
http://www.sithole.com/SITHOLE-LS7820.htm
LS7839 - Addendum: sculpture not previously illustrated on web - on auction at Straussart, Johannesburg ("Saturday Live"),
8th June, 2019 - Lot 233; on auction at Aspire Art Auctions, Cape Town on 4th March, 2021 - Lot 87,
ill. in Aspire auction cat. "Modern and Contemporary Art" 4th March 2021 on p.134
LS7917 + Bibliography - Addendum – illustrated in “50 Years – 500 Works: The Kilbourn Collection of South African Art”
p208 cat 269 – ISBN 978-0-620-51358-6
LS7918 - Addendum: on auction at Aspire Art Auctions, Johannesburg - 28th October, 2018 - Lot 59
illustrated in their Spring 18 auction catalogue on p 89, Lot 59
LS8006 - Addendum - work illustrated on Instagram - 2018
LS8008 - Addendum - on auction at Bonhams London "The South African Sale" - 12th September, 2018 - Lot 26 -
illustrated in Bonhams London "The South African Sale" auction catalogue 12th September, 2018, p34 cat 26;
on auction at Bonhams London "Modern and Contemporary African Art" Sale 25241 - 20th March, 2019 - Lot 26
LS8016 - Addendum - this work is now in the Collection of the SABC Johannesburg - wrongly referenced
(© SABC + The Haenggi Foundation Inc.)
LS8111 - Addendum - the whereabouts of this work not previously recorded is unknown
LS8113 - Addendum: auctioned by Strauss & Co., Johannesburg, on 12th November, 2018 - Lot 256
illustrated in online catalogue p. 161
LS8201 + Bibliography - Addendum: "Contemporary South African Art" - "Department of National Education Permanent Art Collection"
(Dept. of National Education, Pretoria) (1993) (Friendship Publ.), ill. p. 25
LS8203 - Addendum: auctioned by Strauss & Co., Johannesburg - 4th June, 2018 - Lot 291
(wrongly titled!) - illustrated in Strauss & Co. auction cat. ("Important South African and International Art")
4th June, 2018 (Lot 291, p. 259)
LS8209 + Bibliography - Addendum: “A labour of Love” Kunst aus Südafrika – Die 80er jetzt” (Mutumba/Ngcobo)
(Weltkulturen Museum) (Kerber Verlag) 2016 p. 25 - ISBN: 978-3-7356-0140-7
LS8405 - Addendum - on auction at Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 13th Sept., 2020 - Lot 1520
LS8412 - Addendum - auctioned by Aspire Art Auctions, Cape Town - Onlive&Live curated auction -
8th to 15th October, 2019 - Lot 105
LS8501 - Addendum: illustrated in Strauss & Co., Cape Town, auction catalogue 5th March, 2018 on p333 Lot 599
LS8506 - Addendum: on auction at Strauss & Co., Johannesburg ("Modern, Postwar & Contemporary Art") - 20th May, 2019
- Lot 230 - ill. in cat. p 230
LS8507 - Addendum - not previously illustrated on web
LS8513 - Addendum: included in "A collection of Masterpieces from the De Beers Centenary Art Gallery, Fort Hare University, Alice"
at Ann Bryant Art Gallery, East London, RSA, opening on 24th May, 2018 - cat. 29
LS8713 - Addendum: Illustrated in “Abstraction: South African Art from the 50s to the 70s” - “Welgemeend Cape Town, p. 67
exhibition catalogue published by Strauss & Co., Cape Town (August Art Month 2017) (Kilbourn Collection)
LS8713 + Bibliography - Addendum: "50 Years - 500 Works: The Kilbourn Collection of South African Art" p.208, cat.268
ISBN 978-0-620-51358-6 - http://www.sithole.com/SITHOLE-LS8713.htm
LS8716 - Addendum - on auction at Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 13th Sept., 2020 - Lot 1517
LS8805 - Addendum: sculpture not previously illustrated on web
LS8913 - Addendum - on auction at Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 13th Sept., 2020 - Lot 1518
LS8914+LS8915 - Addendum: illustrated in 2017 by Oliewenhuis Art Museum on their Facebook page together with
Lucky Sibiya's Umabatha portfolio
LS8916 - Addendum: work acquired in 2021 by the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC.,
USA, by way of donation
LS8917 - Addendum - on auction at Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 13th Sept., 2020 - Lot 1519
LS9102 - Addendum - on auction at Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 13th Sept., 2020 - Lot 1515
Work illustrated on website of Riaan Bolt Antiques, Cape Town
LS9301 - Addendum: sculpture not previously illustrated on web - on live auction at
Strauss & Co., Johannesburg - 8th to 11th November, 2020 - Lot 864 illustrated in cat. 3 p.100
and Strauss online auction "Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art" 15th to 22nd February, 2021, Lot 2
LS9304 - Addendum - on auction at Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 13th Sept., 2020 - Lot 1516
Public and Institutional Collections - Addendum: Smithsonian NMAA National Museum of African Art,
Washington DC. - LS8916 in 2021
Query "C" - Addendum: broken link to image from original Lucas SITHOLE webpage - see the work on this link!
This sculpture was reported to the Art Loss Register UK by the last owner in London as stolen.
The sculptures in the University of Fort Hare Art Collection were shown at the Standard Bank Art Gallery, Johannesburg,
during February/April, 2019 - see this link - they are included in their publication.
Rarity of Lucas SITHOLE's works - only around 800 unique sculptures were created by the artist during his whole life!
Rare new SITHOLE book - ISBN 978-3-033-04655-9 - auctioned by Straussonline Johannesburg 10th/17th Sept., 2018 - Lot 339,
another on auction on 1st to 8th April, 2019 - Lot 483
A few new copies of ISBN 978-3-033-04655-9 available in South Africa only from Riaan Bolt Antiques, Cape Town
Lucas SITHOLE - 10 Top auction results - an updated survey in CHF
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Book publication - Addendum: also reviewed on Facebook’s site - Rapport Veilings / Auctions - on 22nd November, 2016
Transitional Period works – Addendum - Two genuine pre-1960 items were offered by Stephan Welz & Co., Johannesburg,
on their March, 2018 auction as Lot 448+449 but remained unsold
Wrongly attributed - ADDENDUM - a Shona stone sculpture signed "T. Sithole" was wrongly attributed to Lucas T Sithole
by DGW Auctioneers, Sunnyvale CA, via Barnebys in March, 2018
entry subsequently amended by auctioneers following our complaint!
Addendum to Fakes - F07
Lucas SITHOLE at home
Lucas SITHOLE photo album - Pongola 1993 - click on this link to view photos of the artist's home near Pongola
LS6005 - Addendum - included by Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein, on their Facebook page as at 11th May, 2016
LS6306 - Addendum - additional data and images
LS6504 on auction at Aspire Johannesburg – 17th July, 2017 – Lot 149
Illustrated in their online catalogue on p.183 - https://aspireart.net/july-catalogue/
Illustrated in their auction cat. AAA Winter 2017 on p. 183 as Lot 149
http://www.sithole.com/SITHOLE-LS6504.htm
LS6518 - Addendum - on auction at Strauss & Co., Cape Town - 18th March, 2019 - Lot 563
Illustrated in their auction cat on p.179 as lot 563
LS6710 - Addendum to bibliography - work illustrated in previously unrecorded brochure, on auction at
Aspire's "Timed Auctions" Cape Town/Johannesburg - 15th May, 2018 - Lot 95
LS6717 - Addendum to "Paintings and drawings" - no image recorded previously
LS6725 - Addendum - on auction at Stephan Welz & Co., Cape Town, 11th October, 2017 - Lot 365
LS6725 - Addendum - on auction at Ashbey's Cape Town - 15th March, 2018 - Lot 293
LS6725 - Addendum - on auction at Straussonline, Johannesburg - 4th March, 2019 - Lot 244
LS6726 - Addendum - this work is now in the Collection of the SABC Johannesburg
(© SABC + The Haenggi Foundation Inc.)
LS6733 - Addendum to Master Registry - painting not listed previously
LS6734 - Addendum to Master Registry - drawing not listed previously - on auction by Old Johannesburg Warehouse Auctioneers
at Gerard Sekoto Gallery, Alliance Française, Johannesburg - 30th October, 2019 as Lot 83 (wrong LS ref.)
LS6804 - Addendum - cast 1/3 auctioned by De Baecque, Lyon, France ("Regard sur le XXème siècle #16 - Lot 456) 18th November, 2017
LS6908 - Addendum - also illustrated in "The Arts in South Africa" Part II., published by Judith Mason in
"The Christian Science Monitor" (undated)
LS6911 - Addendum to Master Registry - no image recorded before 2017 - auctioned by Bonham's London - South African Sale 24615
21st March, 2018 - Lot 59 - illustrated in auction catalogue p. 68
LS7003 - Addendum: a bronze cast with patina was auctioned and sold by Old Johannesburg Warehouse Auctioneers, Johannesburg,
on 27th January, 2018 – Lot A110 – edition number as yet unidentified;
the same cast was put on auction with Aspire Johannesburg on 17th June, 2018, as Lot 39
illustrated in their online catalogue on pp 64/65 and close-up on p147
This or another cast of this work was auctioned by Strauss & Co., Johannesburg, on 12th November, 2018 - Lot 238 - online cat. p149,
illustrated in online catalogue p. 161
LS7101 - Addendum: on auction at Strauss & Co., Johannesburg ("Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art")
11th November, 2019 - Lot 26, ill. in auction cat. p30/31
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LS5804 - Addendum: sculpture not previously illustrated on web
LS5901 - Addendum - on auction at Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 3rd August, 2019 - Lot P194
illustrated in their online catalogue per pdf
This sculpture conceived in 1959 as “Mother and Child” was finished, signed and dated ’60
by the artist and renamed “Coalbrook Widow” following the Coalbrook Mining Disaster in January, 1960
Addendum to all the published data on
In support of the historical archive on this major South African sculptor who lived from 1931-1994, we shall from time to time include on
this page any new data or images, including notices about works on auction since 1st June, 2017, as long as we are able to.
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LUCAS SITHOLE
