[southafrica.info] Contemporary South African art proved to be a big seller at a Strauss & Co auction held [last] Monday night in Cape Town. (...)
A popular work by Ed Young of Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu swinging from a chandelier sold for R852 600, far exceeding pre-sale estimates of between R450 000 and R550 000.
The sculpture depicts a flying Tutu, smiling as he holds on to a chandelier. The sculpture was commissioned in 2010 by the Institute for Democracy in SA (Idasa). The Arch was sold to a private buyer after Idasa closed in 2013.
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