Breyten Breytenbach Sold at Auction Prices

Il nous faut une certaine perspective (We need some perspective)

Il nous faut une certaine perspective (We need some perspective) Provenance:Galerie Espace, Amsterdam.Exhibited: Amsterdam, Galerie Espace, ‘Breyten. Le Singe Peint’, 5 - 26 Nov. 1966 (illustrated in colour in the exhibition catalogue), oil on canvas, 150x150 cm (152x152 cm incl. frame), signed and dated ‘breyten 1x’66’ and titled (on the reverse) , Breyten Breytenbach (1939)

BREYTEN BREYTENBACH (°1939)

Self-portrait, 1985. Mixed media (pencil and wood chips). Frame. Provenance: BBL Gallery, Antwerp. Description FR Autoportrait, 1985. Technique mixte (crayon et copeaux de bois). Cadre. Provenance: Galerie BBL, Anvers Beschrijving NL Zelfportret, 1985. Gemengde techniek (potlood en houtschilfers). Kader. Herkomst: BBL Gallery, Antwerpen.

Breyten Breytenbach (South African, b. 1939)

'Untitled.' 1997. Photo lithograph hand colored. Signed, numbered and dated. Edition: 20. 16 x 13 1/4". Publisher: Island Press, Washington University.

Breyten Breytenbach (South African, b. 1939)

'Untitled.' 1997. Photo lithograph and hand colored with black gouache. Signed, numbered and dated. Edition: 20. 16" x 13 1/4". Publisher: Island Press, Washington University.

Breyten Breytenbach; South African 1939-; En Transit à Gorée

signed and dated 12.4.98 mixed media with gouache and collage on paper 98 by 69cm excluding frame; 113 by 81,5 by 2cm including frame

Breyten Breytenbach and Snoopy in one drawing

- BREYTENBACH, Breyten (South African, French 1939). Untitled, 1965. Ink on paper, with traces of Snoopy comic in the image, signed, dated, dedicated and inscribed with location 'Voor Mw. Wildenberg met vriendschap [with friendship] breyten Paris '65' (on the reverse, visible through a peephole at the back of the frame); framed under passe-partout behind glass. Unexamined out of the frame, creased, cockled and stained.

Breyten Breytenbach (South Africa 1939-) Seisoen-ets, 1998

signed, dated, inscribed with the title and numbered 15/15 in pencil along the bottom edge; embossed with chop mark ‘G’ bottom right

Breyten Breytenbach (1939-) 'Monkey in moonlight', signed verso, canvas. 50

Breyten Breytenbach (1939-) 'Monkey in moonlight', signed verso, canvas. 50 x 65 cm. Verso with text: 'O die maan skyn so helder op mijn poephol, Breyten (Parijs) 12-63'. Added book about the artist with personal annotation.

Breyten Breytenbach; South African 1939-; En Faisant Mouche

signed and inscribed with the title on the reverse oil on canvas 59 by 81cm excluding frame; 61.5 by 83.5 by 2.5cm including frame

Breyten Breytenbach 1939- Gorée la Nuit (Gorée at Night)

signed, dated 93 and inscribed with the title; watercolour; 64 by 44cm excluding frame; 100 by 79 by 4cm including frame

Breyten Breytenbach (1939)

Ogi fly ± dust compound, signed and dated 'breyten 68' and titled (on the reverse), oil on canvas, 130x130 cm,

Breyten Breytenbach SOUTH AFRICAN 1939- - Boekdoek Lappesait 4

Breyten Breytenbach SOUTH AFRICAN 1939- Boekdoek Lappesait 4 signed, dated 3.4/2000, numbered 4 and stamped with the artist's monogram mixed media on canvas 306 by 110cm LITERATURE: Breyten Breytenbach (2001). Boekdoek Lappesait. New York: Besteblaar, illustrated in colour on page 8. ‘These scrolls/flags/banners/cloths/ shrouds originated at a retrospective exhibition of my paintings at the Frans Hals Museum in Harlem, the Netherlands, a couple of years ago. The curators wanted to exhibit the “written” part of my art as well, not only the “visual” and I suggested a series of long banners with words/poems and images on them. At the back of my mind were the examples of Tibetan prayer rugs with mandalas containing formulas and figures used for meditation; also, Chinese scrolls, often of landscapes (suggesting journeys) with calligraphic poems written on them – objects, in other words, that one could roll up and carry with you from place to place, serving as text book, or map, or diary of one’s travels. As soon as one starts painting words, they turn into images. Sound, in other words, turns into colour, and the relationships between words create their meaning, compelling one to express the meaning in images. These images are rhythms – precursors (“voorbeelde”, in Afrikaans) of the primordial urge in the human consciousness to make sense of the unknown in terms of sound and colour – that repeat one another in a constant exchange of associations. Consciousness is sound in space. And that is when I started dreaming of these book cloths.’ Breyten Breytenbach (2001). Boekdoek/Lappesait, New York: Besteblaar, page 1.

Breyten Breytenbach SOUTH AFRICAN 1939- - Boekdoek Lappesait 5

Breyten Breytenbach SOUTH AFRICAN 1939- Boekdoek Lappesait 5 signed, dated 4/2000, numbered 5 and stamped with the artist's monogram mixed media on canvas 288 by 110cm LITERATURE: Breyten Breytenbach (2001). Boekdoek Lappesait. New York: Besteblaar, illustrated in colour on page 11. ‘These scrolls/flags/banners/cloths/ shrouds originated at a retrospective exhibition of my paintings at the Frans Hals Museum in Harlem, the Netherlands, a couple of years ago. The curators wanted to exhibit the “written” part of my art as well, not only the “visual” and I suggested a series of long banners with words/poems and images on them. At the back of my mind were the examples of Tibetan prayer rugs with mandalas containing formulas and figures used for meditation; also, Chinese scrolls, often of landscapes (suggesting journeys) with calligraphic poems written on them – objects, in other words, that one could roll up and carry with you from place to place, serving as text book, or map, or diary of one’s travels. As soon as one starts painting words, they turn into images. Sound, in other words, turns into colour, and the relationships between words create their meaning, compelling one to express the meaning in images. These images are rhythms – precursors (“voorbeelde”, in Afrikaans) of the primordial urge in the human consciousness to make sense of the unknown in terms of sound and colour – that repeat one another in a constant exchange of associations. Consciousness is sound in space. And that is when I started dreaming of these book cloths.’ Breyten Breytenbach (2001). Boekdoek/Lappesait, New York: Besteblaar, page 1.

Breyten Breytenbach SOUTH AFRICAN 1939- - Boekdoek Lappesait 9

Breyten Breytenbach SOUTH AFRICAN 1939- Boekdoek Lappesait 9 signed, dated 7/2000, numbered 9 and stamped with the artist's monogram mixed media on canvas 286 by 118,5cm LITERATURE: Breyten Breytenbach (2001). Boekdoek Lappesait. New York: Besteblaar, illustrated in colour on page 19. ‘These scrolls/flags/banners/cloths/ shrouds originated at a retrospective exhibition of my paintings at the Frans Hals Museum in Harlem, the Netherlands, a couple of years ago. The curators wanted to exhibit the “written” part of my art as well, not only the “visual” and I suggested a series of long banners with words/poems and images on them. At the back of my mind were the examples of Tibetan prayer rugs with mandalas containing formulas and figures used for meditation; also, Chinese scrolls, often of landscapes (suggesting journeys) with calligraphic poems written on them – objects, in other words, that one could roll up and carry with you from place to place, serving as text book, or map, or diary of one’s travels. As soon as one starts painting words, they turn into images. Sound, in other words, turns into colour, and the relationships between words create their meaning, compelling one to express the meaning in images. These images are rhythms – precursors (“voorbeelde”, in Afrikaans) of the primordial urge in the human consciousness to make sense of the unknown in terms of sound and colour – that repeat one another in a constant exchange of associations. Consciousness is sound in space. And that is when I started dreaming of these book cloths.’ Breyten Breytenbach (2001). Boekdoek/Lappesait, New York: Besteblaar, page 1.

Breyten Breytenbach SOUTH AFRICAN 1939- - Boekdoek Lappesait 3

Breyten Breytenbach SOUTH AFRICAN 1939- Boekdoek Lappesait 3 signed, dated 2.3/2000, numbered 3 and stamped with the artist's monogram mixed media on canvas 306 by 110cm LITERATURE: Breyten Breytenbach (2001). Boekdoek Lappesait. New York: Besteblaar, illustrated in colour on page 6. ‘These scrolls/flags/banners/cloths/ shrouds originated at a retrospective exhibition of my paintings at the Frans Hals Museum in Harlem, the Netherlands, a couple of years ago. The curators wanted to exhibit the “written” part of my art as well, not only the “visual” and I suggested a series of long banners with words/poems and images on them. At the back of my mind were the examples of Tibetan prayer rugs with mandalas containing formulas and figures used for meditation; also, Chinese scrolls, often of landscapes (suggesting journeys) with calligraphic poems written on them – objects, in other words, that one could roll up and carry with you from place to place, serving as text book, or map, or diary of one’s travels. As soon as one starts painting words, they turn into images. Sound, in other words, turns into colour, and the relationships between words create their meaning, compelling one to express the meaning in images. These images are rhythms – precursors (“voorbeelde”, in Afrikaans) of the primordial urge in the human consciousness to make sense of the unknown in terms of sound and colour – that repeat one another in a constant exchange of associations. Consciousness is sound in space. And that is when I started dreaming of these book cloths.’ Breyten Breytenbach (2001). Boekdoek/Lappesait, New York: Besteblaar, page 1.

Breyten Breytenbach SOUTH AFRICAN 1939- - Boekdoek Lappesait 2

Breyten Breytenbach SOUTH AFRICAN 1939- Boekdoek Lappesait 2 signed, dated 2/2/2000, numbered 2 and stamped with the artist's monogram mixed media on canvas 316 by 110cm LITERATURE: Breyten Breytenbach (2001). Boekdoek Lappesait. New York: Besteblaar, illustrated in colour on page 4. ‘These scrolls/flags/banners/cloths/ shrouds originated at a retrospective exhibition of my paintings at the Frans Hals Museum in Harlem, the Netherlands, a couple of years ago. The curators wanted to exhibit the “written” part of my art as well, not only the “visual” and I suggested a series of long banners with words/poems and images on them. At the back of my mind were the examples of Tibetan prayer rugs with mandalas containing formulas and figures used for meditation; also, Chinese scrolls, often of landscapes (suggesting journeys) with calligraphic poems written on them – objects, in other words, that one could roll up and carry with you from place to place, serving as text book, or map, or diary of one’s travels. As soon as one starts painting words, they turn into images. Sound, in other words, turns into colour, and the relationships between words create their meaning, compelling one to express the meaning in images. These images are rhythms – precursors (“voorbeelde”, in Afrikaans) of the primordial urge in the human consciousness to make sense of the unknown in terms of sound and colour – that repeat one another in a constant exchange of associations. Consciousness is sound in space. And that is when I started dreaming of these book cloths.’ Breyten Breytenbach (2001). Boekdoek/Lappesait, New York: Besteblaar, page 1.

Breyten Breytenbach; Abstract

Breyten Breytenbach South African 1939- Abstract oil on canvas 60 by 49,5cm excluding frame; 66 by 55 by 4cm including frame

Breyten Breytenbach - Le Cheval: 1972-1986

Breyten Breytenbach Le Cheval: 1972-1986 inscribed with the title mixed media on paper 75 by 54cm

Breyten Breytenbach (1939)

Effendi signed and titled (on the reverse) oil on canvas, in two parts, framed together, 34,5x51,5 cm Exhibited: - Rotterdam, Galerie Delta, ‘Juan Breyten, Hugh Weiss, Jochem van de Wint, Jacob Zekveld’, 5 Aug. - 5 Sept. 1966, cat. illus. in black & white.

Breyten Breytenbach (1939)

The horse in the meadow signed and titled ( on the reverse) oil on canvas, 64x64 cm Exhibited: - Rotterdam, Galerie Delta, ‘Juan Breyten, Hugh Weiss, Jochem van de Wint, Jacob Zekveld’, 5 Aug. - 5 Sept. 1966.

Breyten Breytenbach From the Heart's Song

Breyten Breytenbach From the Heart's Song signed, dated 2001 and inscribed "ê kissie keise fani jille gabiet fan boegegipte toet byfatoem eks seilknakwind oo wegholkind poespetaljer talltrommmeltarrentaal wegkaknôk seilholnol so deedielewe vedodedoem enniksing vijille myhart silliet" mixed media on cardboard 100 by 75cm

Breyten Breytenbach - Die Hen

Breyten Breytenbach Die Hen inscribed with the artist's name, 1975 and the title on a plaque adhered to the frame; inscribed with the title on the reverse oil on board 44 by 30,5cm

Breyten Breytenbach (Bonnievale 1939)

"Sorro" Titled l.m. Mixed media behind glass and on canvas, 71 x 57.4 cm (measured within frame) Provenance: - Galerie Espace, Amsterdam - Collection Salco Tromp Meesters, Eindhoven - Private collection, the Netherlands N.B.: On the reverse a loan label from the Gemeentemuseum The Hague (inv.no. 35-X-1970).

Breyten Breytenbach, Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be - there's a shadow hanging over me

Breyten Breytenbach, Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be - there's a shadow hanging over me, signed, inscribed with the title and dimensions on the reverse, oil on canvas, 49,5 by 49,5cm

Breyten BREYTENBACH (né en 1939) Buying the Mare, 1967

Breyten BREYTENBACH (né en 1939) Buying the Mare, 1967 Huile sur toile signée et datée au dos 86 x 90 cm Provenance : Collection particulière, Paris

Breyten Breytenbach Meme les Mouches Sont Contents

Breyten Breytenbach Meme les Mouches Sont Contents (Even the Flies are Happy) inscribed and printed with the title colour screenprint and pencil crayon image size: 49 by 64cm; 68 by 72 by 2cm including frame

Breyten Breytenbach(Bonnievale 1939)

T/16 - Titled u.r. - Signed and dated 84 on the reverse side - Oil on canvas, 99.8 x 99.8 cm - Provenance: - Galerie Espace, Amsterdam - Private collection, The Netherlands

A Chinese Gentlemen in the Trees

Breyten Breytenbach (South African 1939-) A Chinese Gentlemen in the Trees acrylic on canvas signed, dated '63, inscribed with the title and '(paris)' on the reverse 84,5 by 122,5cm excluding frame 96,5 by 134,5 by 3,5cm including frame

Breyten Breytenbach (b. 1939) Out in the evening 2 signed, titled and dated '"out in the evening 2" breyten 3 x 1965' (on the reverse) oil on paper 55 x 54.5 cm. Executed in 1965

Breyten BREYTENBACH South African 1939- Night Tree

Breyten BREYTENBACH South African 1939- Night Tree signed, dated 93 and inscribed with the title watercolour 98,5 by 68,5cm

Breyten Breytenbach (South African, born 1939) 'Common or Garden Peace'

'Common or Garden Peace' inscribed with title and signed 'Breyten' (verso), oil on canvas 60 x 81cm (23 5/8 x 31 7/8in).

Breyten Breytenbach (South African, born 1939) 'Common or Garden Peace'

'Common or Garden Peace' inscribed with title and signed 'Breyten' (verso) oil on canvas 60 x 81cm (23 5/8 x 31 7/8in).

Breyten Breytenbach (South Africa 1939 -) WHITE

Breyten Breytenbach (South Africa 1939 -) WHITE CRY signed, dated 7.9.93 and inscribed 'Worrying about drawing 5, "White Cry"' mixed media on paper 63 by 48cm PROVENANCE: Sold by Stephan Welz & Co, Cape Town, 17 October 2007, Lot 533 EXHIBITED: South African Association of Arts, Cape Town, 1994; UNISA Art Gallery, Pretoria, 1994; Association of Visual Arts, Cape Town, 1999 LITERATURE: David Philip, Breyten Breytenbach: Painting the Eye, David Philip Publishers Pty Limited, 1993, p. 29

Breyten Breytenbach (South Africa 1939 -) BLACK

Breyten Breytenbach (South Africa 1939 -) BLACK SCREAM Signed and inscribed 'Worrying about drawing 2,"Black Scream", 8.8.93, Can o cells' charcoal on paper 63 by 47,5cm PROVENANCE: Sold by Stephan Welz & Co, Cape Town, 17 October 2007, Lot 532 EXHIBITED: South African Association of Arts, Cape Town, 1994; UNISA Art Gallery, Pretoria, 1994; Association of Visual Arts, Cape Town, 1999 LITERATURE: David Philip, Breyten Breytenbach: Painting the Eye, David Philip Publishers Pty Limited, 1993, p. 28

Breyten Breytenbach (b. 1939)

Breyten Breytenbach (b. 1939) Les estivants signed and dated 'Breyten '66' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 113 x 145 cm.

Breyten Breytenbach (South African, b.1939)

En faisant mouche inscribed 'En faisant mouche / breyten 2 x 7 x 65' verso oil on canvas 59 x 81.3 cm. (23¼ x 32 in.)

Breyten Breytenbach (South African, b.1939)

Koei eet Kruggers signed 'breyten', dated '62' and inscribed 'koei eet krygers' on stretcher oil on canvas 50 x 60 cm. (19¾ x 23½ in.)

Breyten Breytenbach (Dutch, B. 1936)

Paysage signed, dated and inscribed with title 'Breyten 12 X 64' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 136 x 136 cm.