Judith Mason - Paper Darts
Judith Mason
South African 1938-2016
Paper Darts
signed; inscribed with the title on the reverse, inscribed with the artist's name, the title and medium on a label adhered to the reverse
oil on board
102,5 by 201,5cm excluding frame; 119 by 217,5 by 6cm including frame
Provenance
Valterra Platinum Collection.
Destruction has always accompanied creation in biological forms as earth changes have facilitated the development of new forms of life and destroyed others, Mason often paints the human-developed or -destroyed nature of our world, celebrating creativity, particularly artistic creativity, and reminding us of the terrible cost of our destructiveness.
-Lorraine Chaskalson
Judith Mason
South African 1938-2016
Paper Darts
signed; inscribed with the title on the reverse, inscribed with the artist's name, the title and medium on a label adhered to the reverse
oil on board
102,5 by 201,5cm excluding frame; 119 by 217,5 by 6cm including frame
Provenance
Valterra Platinum Collection.
Destruction has always accompanied creation in biological forms as earth changes have facilitated the development of new forms of life and destroyed others, Mason often paints the human-developed or -destroyed nature of our world, celebrating creativity, particularly artistic creativity, and reminding us of the terrible cost of our destructiveness.
-Lorraine Chaskalson