Lot 782
BERNARD MANYANDURE (1929-1999) SCULPTURE, ZIMBABWE
a carved soapstone figure of a Seated Baboon, in a seated position and with hands clasped, signed B T Manyandure, 18cms high. Also with another carved soapstone sculpture Male Torso, with arms crossed, also signed B T Manyandure, 17cms high. (2)
*Bernard Manyandure was born in Nyanga, and derived much of his subject matter from local folklore. He exhibited in Paris and London and were shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This comes with an original receipt when they were both purchased from the Rhodes National Gallery in 1964.
