A Family Affair / Off to Market / Something to Celebrate
12.7 cms x 4,372.61 cms x 53.34 cms (5 ins x 1,721.5 ins x 5 ins)
Signed in plate only lower right, titled verso
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Black History Month Art Auction" held on Sun, Feb 25, 2024.
Lot 40
Lot 40
Estimate: CAD $100 - $140
Realised: CAD $283
Realised: CAD $283
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Lucy Mary Wiles was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1920. She studied art at the Johannesburg School of Art, Barnato Park School and the Natal Technical College. She specialized in portraits of the Xhosa people in the Transkei, and depictions of their daily life. Wiles' work can be found in the permanent collections of the Queenstown Art Gallery and the Eastern Cape - William Humphreys Art Gallery. Lucy Mary Wiles dies in 2008
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.