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  • David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018), Woman collecting shellfish, Port S. Johns, Transkei, 1975
    Jun. 18, 2026

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018), Woman collecting shellfish, Port S. Johns, Transkei, 1975

    Est: R40,000 - R60,000

    gelatin silver print

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018), Anglican Church, Dundee
    Jun. 18, 2026

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018), Anglican Church, Dundee

    Est: R80,000 - R120,000

    silver gelatin print on fibre-based paper, hand-printed by the artist

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Windmills, Ventersburg, Free State, 6 August 2003
    May. 26, 2026

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Windmills, Ventersburg, Free State, 6 August 2003

    Est: R300,000 - R400,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Windmills, Ventersburg, Free State, 6 August 2003 2003 signed, dated 6 August 2003, and numbered 2/6 in pencil in the margin; inscribed with the artist's name, the date, the title and medium on a Goodman Gallery label adhered to the reverse digital print on 100% cotton rag paper in pigment inks image size: 97 by 122cm; 121,5 by 146 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Girl in Her New Tutu on the Stoep, 22 June 1980
    May. 26, 2026

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Girl in Her New Tutu on the Stoep, 22 June 1980

    Est: R200,000 - R300,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Girl in Her New Tutu on the Stoep, 22 June 1980 1980 signed, dated and inscribed with a dedication to Deborah Poynton on the reverse of the sheet silver gelatin print image size: 27,5 by 20,5cm; sheet size: 30,5 by 23,5cm; 47,5 by 39,5 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; A Barber's Chair of Mining Timbers, Outside a Compound on the Luipaardsvlei Estates, Krugersdorp, 1965
    May. 26, 2026

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; A Barber's Chair of Mining Timbers, Outside a Compound on the Luipaardsvlei Estates, Krugersdorp, 1965

    Est: R180,000 - R240,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 A Barber's Chair of Mining Timbers, Outside a Compound on the Luipaardsvlei Estates, Krugersdorp, 1965 1965 signed, dated 1987 and inscribed with the title in the artist's hand on the reverse; inscribed with a circled 'S' and bearing the artist's copyright credit stamp and an Alan Siegel Collection label on the reverse selenium toned silver gelatin print on semi-gloss double weight paper image size: 32,7 by 25,7cm; sheet size: 40,3 by 30,2cm; 50,5 by 43,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) , Farm, Heuningvlei, Wuppertal
    Mar. 18, 2026

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) , Farm, Heuningvlei, Wuppertal

    Est: R90,000 - R140,000

    silver gelatin print, handprinted by the artist

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) , Woman selling crocheted work on the Nicol Highway, Sandton
    Mar. 18, 2026

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) , Woman selling crocheted work on the Nicol Highway, Sandton

    Est: R100,000 - R150,000

    silver gelatin print, handprinted by the artist

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) , Statue of Shaka, KwaZulu Legislative Assembly Building, Ulundi
    Mar. 18, 2026

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) , Statue of Shaka, KwaZulu Legislative Assembly Building, Ulundi

    Est: R100,000 - R150,000

    silver gelatin print, handprinted by the artist

    Aspire Art
  • DAVID GOLDBLATT (1930–2018). Jackal, Kraairivier, between Laingsburg and Su
    Mar. 04, 2026

    DAVID GOLDBLATT (1930–2018). Jackal, Kraairivier, between Laingsburg and Su

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    DAVID GOLDBLATT (1930–2018). Jackal, Kraairivier, between Laingsburg and Sutherland, Northern.... signed, dated and numbered '2 / 6' in pencil (margin)overall framed: 46 ¼ x 55 in. (117.5 x 140 cm.).

    Christie's
  • David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018), Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, Krause and 5th Streets, Vrededorp. November 1976
    Nov. 26, 2025

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018), Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, Krause and 5th Streets, Vrededorp. November 1976

    Est: R90,000 - R140,000

    gelatin silver print on fibre based paper

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018), Young Woman, Vrededorp. December 1976
    Nov. 26, 2025

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018), Young Woman, Vrededorp. December 1976

    Est: R90,000 - R140,000

    gelatin silver print on fibre based paper

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt (South African, 1930-2018) 'Abraham Thipe with one of his arrangements and his deckchair, Newtown, 14 August 1990'
    Oct. 08, 2025

    David Goldblatt (South African, 1930-2018) 'Abraham Thipe with one of his arrangements and his deckchair, Newtown, 14 August 1990'

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    David Goldblatt (South African, 1930-2018) 'Abraham Thipe with one of his arrangements and his deckchair, Newtown, 14 August 1990' stamped 'COPYRIGHT BY/ DAVID GOLDBLATT/ BOX 1464, JOHANNESBURG/ SOUTH AFRICA' and inscribed '5'/ 4-6611/ 20-/3/8 +/ 69-68-68' (verso) silver gelatin print 30 x 40cm (11 13/16 x 15 3/4in).

    Bonhams
  • David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) , Nadine Gordimer, at her home in Parktown, Johannesburg. South  Africa, 1983
    Sep. 17, 2025

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) , Nadine Gordimer, at her home in Parktown, Johannesburg. South  Africa, 1983

    Est: R80,000 - R120,000

    silver gelatin print on fibre-based paper, hand-printed by the artist

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) , Picnic at Hartebeespoort Dam on New Year’s Day, Transvaal (North-West Province), 1965
    Sep. 17, 2025

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) , Picnic at Hartebeespoort Dam on New Year’s Day, Transvaal (North-West Province), 1965

    Est: R100,000 - R200,000

    hand-printed silver gelatin print on fibre-based paper

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) , New Mining Recruits, 1970
    Jun. 25, 2025

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) , New Mining Recruits, 1970

    Est: R200,000 - R300,000

    platinum print on Arches Platine 310gm

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) , Girl in Her New Tutu on the Stoep, Boksburg, Transvaal, 1980
    Jun. 25, 2025

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) , Girl in Her New Tutu on the Stoep, Boksburg, Transvaal, 1980

    Est: R250,000 - R350,000

    silver gelatin print on fibre-based paper

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Fifteen-year-old Lawrence Matjee after his assault and detention by the Security Police, Khotso House, De Villiers Street
    Jun. 24, 2025

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Fifteen-year-old Lawrence Matjee after his assault and detention by the Security Police, Khotso House, De Villiers Street

    Est: R50,000 - R70,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Fifteen-year-old Lawrence Matjee after his assault and detention by the Security Police, Khotso House, De Villiers Street signed and dated 25/10/85 on the reverse silver gelatin print image size: 18,5 by 17,5cm; 36 by 34,5 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Picnic at Hartebeespoort Dam on New Year's Day, Transvaal (North-West Province), 1965
    Jun. 24, 2025

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Picnic at Hartebeespoort Dam on New Year's Day, Transvaal (North-West Province), 1965

    Est: R100,000 - R150,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Picnic at Hartebeespoort Dam on New Year's Day, Transvaal (North-West Province), 1965 signed, dated 1/1/65 and numbered 3/B517 on the reverse hand-printed silver gelatin print on fibre-based paper image size: 34,5 by 23cm; 54,5 by 41,5 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Ouma Hester Mostert, who came from Calitzdorp to Gamkaskloof as a 17-year-old bride, sitting at the door of her voorkamer. I asked if she would allow me to make a photograph of her. Would I send her a copy? s
    Jun. 24, 2025

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Ouma Hester Mostert, who came from Calitzdorp to Gamkaskloof as a 17-year-old bride, sitting at the door of her voorkamer. I asked if she would allow me to make a photograph of her. Would I send her a copy? s

    Est: R100,000 - R150,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Ouma Hester Mostert, who came from Calitzdorp to Gamkaskloof as a 17-year-old bride, sitting at the door of her voorkamer. I asked if she would allow me to make a photograph of her. Would I send her a copy? she replied. I said: Yes, in about about three months' time. Don't worry. I'll be dead then, she said. The photograph was made on or about 1 January. She died on 7 April. Gamkaskloof, Cape Province (Western Cape), 1968 signed, dated 1967, inscribed 'An Old Lady Who Was Waiting to Die' and 'Die Hel' in pencil on the reverse silver gelatin print image size: 19 by 13cm; 42 by 34,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt & Margaret Courtney-Clarke (South Africa 1930 - 2018 & Namibia 1949 -), Zulu man, Newtown, Johannesburg, 1975 & David Goldblatt, Gottingen, Germany, diptych
    Mar. 12, 2025

    David Goldblatt & Margaret Courtney-Clarke (South Africa 1930 - 2018 & Namibia 1949 -), Zulu man, Newtown, Johannesburg, 1975 & David Goldblatt, Gottingen, Germany, diptych

    Est: R150,000 - R250,000

    Zulu Man, 1975: vintage silver gelatin print David Goldblatt, Gottingen, Germany, 2017: giclée print on Hahnemühle Baryta paper

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018), Lena Sebalo in the shebeen of Betty Skejena, 1347b White City, Jabavu, Soweto
    Mar. 12, 2025

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018), Lena Sebalo in the shebeen of Betty Skejena, 1347b White City, Jabavu, Soweto

    Est: R100,000 - R200,000

    silver gelatin print, hand-printed by the artist

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018), The last of the bigger rocks has just been dropped into a kibble. Now, with shovels, the team "lashes" (loads) the small stuff into the kibble,
    Mar. 12, 2025

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018), The last of the bigger rocks has just been dropped into a kibble. Now, with shovels, the team "lashes" (loads) the small stuff into the kibble,

    Est: R250,000 - R350,000

    platinum palladium print

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Daniel Cloete, Goat Farmer. Pootjiespram, Richtersveld. Northern Cape, 23 December 2003
    Feb. 17, 2025

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Daniel Cloete, Goat Farmer. Pootjiespram, Richtersveld. Northern Cape, 23 December 2003

    Est: R100,000 - R150,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Daniel Cloete, Goat Farmer. Pootjiespram, Richtersveld. Northern Cape, 23 December 2003 signed, dated 23/12/2003 and numbered 2/10 in pencil in the margin digital print on cotton rag paper using pigment inks of high archival quality image size: 81,5 by 101,5cm; 97,5 by 116,5 by 6cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Anna Boois, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, 20 September 2003, Intersections Series
    Feb. 17, 2025

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Anna Boois, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, 20 September 2003, Intersections Series

    Est: R120,000 - R180,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Anna Boois, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, 20 September 2003, Intersections Series signed, dated 20/9/03 and numbered 4/6 in pencil in the margin digital pigment print on cotton rag paper on a Dibond mount image size: 98 by 122cm; 118,5 by 140 by 6cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Fifteen-year-old Lawrence Matjee after his assault and detention by the Security Police, Khotso House, De Villiers Street
    Feb. 17, 2025

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Fifteen-year-old Lawrence Matjee after his assault and detention by the Security Police, Khotso House, De Villiers Street

    Est: R150,000 - R280,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Fifteen-year-old Lawrence Matjee after his assault and detention by the Security Police, Khotso House, De Villiers Street signed, dated 25 October 1985 and numbered 2_31686 on the reverse; inscribed with the artist's name, the date and title on a Goodman Gallery label adhered to the reverse hand-printed gelatin silver print image size: 35,5 by 35cm; 51,5 by 51,5 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • DAVID GOLDBLATT (1930-2018) Untitled [Child on bed]. Circa 1972.
    Dec. 17, 2024

    DAVID GOLDBLATT (1930-2018) Untitled [Child on bed]. Circa 1972.

    Est: $3,000 - $4,500

    DAVID GOLDBLATT (1930-2018) Untitled [Child on bed]. Circa 1972. Silver print, the image measuring 6¾x6¼ inches (17.1x15.9 cm.), the sheet 10x8 inches (25.4x20.3 cm.), unsigned, with a South African customs stamp with date 1976 on verso. Provenance Acquired directly from the Artist by Barry Callaghan in the mid-1970s; to Stephen Bulger Gallery in 2012

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • DAVID GOLDBLATT (1930-2018) Lulu Gebasne and Solomon Mlutshana, Mofolo Park, Soweto. 1972.
    Dec. 17, 2024

    DAVID GOLDBLATT (1930-2018) Lulu Gebasne and Solomon Mlutshana, Mofolo Park, Soweto. 1972.

    Est: $3,000 - $4,500

    DAVID GOLDBLATT (1930-2018) Lulu Gebasne and Solomon Mlutshana, Mofolo Park, Soweto. 1972. Silver print, the image measuring 5 7/8 inches (14.9 cm.) square, the sheet 10x8 inches (25.4x20.3 cm.), unsigned, with a South African customs stamp with date 1976, and numeric notations in pencil on verso. Provenance Acquired directly from the Artist by Barry Callaghan in the mid-1970s; to Stephen Bulger Gallery in 2012

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) The Destruction of District Six under the Group Areas Act, Cape Town, Cape, 5 May 1982
    Nov. 20, 2024

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) The Destruction of District Six under the Group Areas Act, Cape Town, Cape, 5 May 1982

    Est: R120,000 - R180,000

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) The Destruction of District Six under the Group Areas Act, Cape Town, Cape, 5 May 1982 vintage gelatin silver print Artwork date: 1982 Signature details: signed, dated and inscribed with the title on the reverse Exhibited: The Walter Collection, Neu-Ulm, ‘Beyond the Binary: Santu Mofokeng and David Goldblatt’, 16 April to 12 November 2023. Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, ‘David Goldblatt: Photographs 1948 – 2018’, 19 October to 3 March 2019. Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg, ‘The Pursuit of Values: David Goldblatt’, 21 October to 5 December 2015. South African Jewish Museum, Cape Town, ‘Kith, Kin and Khaya: South African Photographs’, 31 October 2010 to 1 February 2011. ‘David Goldblatt’, Recontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles (2006); Fotomuseum, Winterthur (2007); Forma - Centro Internazionale di Fotographia, Milan (2007). ‘David Goldblatt: Fifty-One Years’, The Museum Africa, Johannesburg (1 August 2004 to 30 November 2004); Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, Brussels (17 April to 15 June 2003); Lenbachhaus, Munich (5 July to 12 October 2003); Museum of Modern Art, Oxford (1 February to 30 March 2003); Centro Cultural de Belem, Lisbon (7 October 2002 to 5 January 2003); Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), Barcelona (8 February to 14 April 2002); AXA Gallery, New York (15 August to 16 October 2001). Literature: Kent, R. (ed). (2018). ‘David Goldblatt: Photographs 1948 – 2018’, Sydney: Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, illustrated on p.292. Goldblatt, D. (2015). ‘The Pursuit of Values’, Johannesburg: Standard Bank of South Africa, illustrated on p.158. Goldblatt, D. (2010). ‘Kith, Kin and Khaya: South African Photographs’. Johannesburg: David Krut Publishing, illustrated on p.143. Goldblatt, D. (2006). ‘David Goldblatt: Photographs’, Roma: Contrasto, illustrated on p.127. Goldblatt, D. (2001). ‘David Goldblatt: Fifty-One Years’. Barcelona: Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, illustrated on p.304. Goldblatt, D. (1998). ‘South Africa: Structures of Things Then’, New York: The Monacelli Press, illustrated on p.44.

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Girl in Her New Tutu on the Stoep, 22 June 1980
    Nov. 12, 2024

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Girl in Her New Tutu on the Stoep, 22 June 1980

    Est: R280,000 - R320,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Girl in Her New Tutu on the Stoep, 22 June 1980 signed, dated 22/6/80 and inscribed 'Boksburg' on the reverse silver gelatin print image size: 23 by 17,5cm ; 40,5 by 33,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Zimbabwe Refugees Given Shelter in the Central Methodist Church, Johannesburg
    Nov. 12, 2024

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Zimbabwe Refugees Given Shelter in the Central Methodist Church, Johannesburg

    Est: R350,000 - R550,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Zimbabwe Refugees Given Shelter in the Central Methodist Church, Johannesburg 2009 signed, dated 22/3/2009 and numbered 1/10 in pencil on the reverse of the sheet silver gelatin print image size: 79 by 112cm; 116,5 by 140,5 by 6cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • Baby with child-minders in Alexandra Street Park, Hillbrow, 1972 (2_A0213)
    Sep. 27, 2024

    Baby with child-minders in Alexandra Street Park, Hillbrow, 1972 (2_A0213)

    Est: £6,000 - £8,000

    David Goldblatt South African (1930-2018) Baby with child-minders in Alexandra Street Park, Hillbrow, 1972 (2_A0213) signed and dated 1972 (on the reverse); signed, titled and numbered 3 of an edition of 10 (+2 AP and 1 PP) (on accompanying certificate of authenticity); printed after 2009 silver gelatin print 36 by 36cm., 14⅛ by 14⅛in. (image) 37.5 by 37cm., 14¾ by 14⅝in. (mount) 39.7 by 39.3cm., 15⅝ by 15½in. (sheet) framed: 51.7 by 51.2cm., 20⅜ by 20⅛in.

    Sotheby's
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Daniel Cloete, Goat Farmer. Pootjiespram, Richtersveld. Northern Cape, 23 December 2003
    Sep. 18, 2024

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Daniel Cloete, Goat Farmer. Pootjiespram, Richtersveld. Northern Cape, 23 December 2003

    Est: R150,000 - R200,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Daniel Cloete, Goat Farmer. Pootjiespram, Richtersveld. Northern Cape, 23 December 2003 signed, dated 23/12/2003 and numbered 2/10 in pencil in the margin digital print on cotton rag paper using pigment inks of high archival quality image size: 81,5 by 101,5cm; 97,5 by 116,5 by 6cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Anna Boois, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, 20 September 2003, Intersections Series
    Sep. 18, 2024

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Anna Boois, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, 20 September 2003, Intersections Series

    Est: R180,000 - R240,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Anna Boois, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, 20 September 2003, Intersections Series signed, dated 20/9/03 and numbered 4/6 in pencil in the margin digital pigment print on cotton rag paper on a Dibond mount image size: 98 by 122cm; 118,5 by 140 by 6cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Jackal, Kraairivier, between Laingsburg and Sutherland, Northern Cape. 16 August 2003
    Sep. 18, 2024

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Jackal, Kraairivier, between Laingsburg and Sutherland, Northern Cape. 16 August 2003

    Est: R120,000 - R180,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Jackal, Kraairivier, between Laingsburg and Sutherland, Northern Cape. 16 August 2003 signed, dated 16/8/03 and numbered 1/6 in pencil in the margin; inscribed with the artist's name, the date, number and medium on a Goodman Gallery label adhered to the reverse digital print on 100% cotton paper using pigment inks of high archival quality image size: 98,5 by 122cm; 130,5 by 154 by 4,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Victoria Cobokana, housekeeper, in her employers dining room with her son Sifiso and daughter Onica, Johannesburg, June 1999. Victoria died on AIDS on 13 December 1999, Sifiso died of AIDS on 12 January 2000,
    Sep. 18, 2024

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Victoria Cobokana, housekeeper, in her employers dining room with her son Sifiso and daughter Onica, Johannesburg, June 1999. Victoria died on AIDS on 13 December 1999, Sifiso died of AIDS on 12 January 2000,

    Est: R200,000 - R300,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Victoria Cobokana, housekeeper, in her employers dining room with her son Sifiso and daughter Onica, Johannesburg, June 1999. Victoria died on AIDS on 13 December 1999, Sifiso died of AIDS on 12 January 2000, Onica died of AIDS in May 2000 accompanied by a digital copy of a Goodman Gallery certificate of authenticity, inscribed with the artist's name, dated 1999, numbered 1/6, the title and medium digital print in pigment inks on cotton rag paper image size: 57 by 56cm; 79 by 75 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Windmills, Ventersburg, Free State, 6 August 2003
    Sep. 18, 2024

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Windmills, Ventersburg, Free State, 6 August 2003

    Est: R300,000 - R400,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Windmills, Ventersburg, Free State, 6 August 2003 signed, dated 6 August 2003, and numbered 2/6 in pencil in the margin; inscribed with the artist's name, the date, title and medium on a Goodman Gallery label adhered to the reverse digital print on 100% cotton rag paper in pigment inks image size: 97 by 122cm; 121,5 by 146 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Patience Poni visiting her parents Ruth and Jackson Poni, 1510A Emdeni South, Soweto, 1972
    Sep. 18, 2024

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Patience Poni visiting her parents Ruth and Jackson Poni, 1510A Emdeni South, Soweto, 1972

    Est: R180,000 - R240,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Patience Poni visiting her parents Ruth and Jackson Poni, 1510A Emdeni South, Soweto, 1972 signed, dated 1972 and numbered 3/4 in pencil in the margin platinum print on Arches Platine 310 gsm paper image size: 53,5 by 36cm ; 82 by 68 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Adverts on the Wall at the Base of the Telkom Microwave Tower, Hillbrow, 15 January 2002
    Sep. 18, 2024

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Adverts on the Wall at the Base of the Telkom Microwave Tower, Hillbrow, 15 January 2002

    Est: R100,000 - R150,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Adverts on the Wall at the Base of the Telkom Microwave Tower, Hillbrow, 15 January 2002 signed, dated 18/1/02 and numbered 2/6 in pencil in the margin digital print in pigment inks on cotton rag paper sheet size: 60 by 77cm; 74 by 94 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; A flat cleaner going for a walk on his afternoon off, Hillbrow, Johannesburg. June 1972
    Sep. 18, 2024

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; A flat cleaner going for a walk on his afternoon off, Hillbrow, Johannesburg. June 1972

    Est: R150,000 - R200,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 A flat cleaner going for a walk on his afternoon off, Hillbrow, Johannesburg. June 1972 signed, dated 6/72 and numbered 3/4 in pencil in the margin platinum print on Arches Platine 310 gsm paper image size: 36 by 36cm ; 82 by 68 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt , 'She said to him 'You be the driver and I'll be the madam,' then they picked up the fender and posed, Hillbrow, 1975'
    Sep. 11, 2024

    David Goldblatt , 'She said to him 'You be the driver and I'll be the madam,' then they picked up the fender and posed, Hillbrow, 1975'

    Est: R200,000 - R300,000

    silver gelatin print on fibre-based paper (image size: 39.5 x 39.5 cm; framed size: 58.5 x 58 x 3 cm) Qty: (1) Provenance: Private collection, Rhodes Village, Eastern Cape. Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg. ABOUT THE ARTWORK She told him: 'You'll be the driver and I'll be the lady', then they grabbed the car bumper and posed, Hillbrow, 1975 captures a candid moment of playful role-play in the streets of Johannesburg. The image, part of Goldblatt’s seminal book TJ: Johannesburg Photographs 1948-2010, offers a window into the everyday lives of South Africans during apartheid, revealing the complexities and contradictions of the era. Goldblatt’s images are not just snapshots of a troubled nation; they are a meticulous examination of the human condition under oppressive systems ­– a photographer who, in a world dominated by black and white, lived and shot in the grey. In the photograph, a young woman and a man engage in an impromptu game, where she declares him the driver and herself the lady. With bewildered gazes directly at Goldblatt’s camera, they grasp the bumper of a car, their postures mimicking the roles they’ve chosen. David Goldblatt wasn’t compelled by the spectacle of riots, police brutality, or political rallies. Instead, he turned his lens toward the countless, quiet wounds inflicted daily by oppressive legislation, and the subtle ways they impacted the lives of ordinary South Africans. His work offers an intimate and subtle portrait of apartheid, one that avoids the sensational in favor of the quietly profound. This photograph is emblematic of Goldblatt’s approach. His complex and humane eye, which slowly worked empathy into the grain of his pictures, is evident. His ability to capture the quiet and commonplace ­– where nothing ‘happened’ and yet all was contained and immanent – is what makes his work so powerful. This photograph, with its blend of spontaneity and deeper social commentary, is a testament to Goldblatt’s nuanced understanding of the human condition. It speaks of the subtle ways apartheid shaped daily life, and how even in play, the roles and divisions of society were deeply felt. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An example from the edition forms part of the permanent collection of the Musée d'arts de Nantes, Nantes. COLLECTIONS: The artist is represented in numerous local and international collections, notably, Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town; University of South Africa, Pretoria; Constitutional Court, Johannesburg; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Photographers' Gallery, London and Museum of Modern Art, New York. The overall condition is very good.

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt , 'The bedroom of Ozzie and Sarah Docrat before its destruction under the Group Areas Act, Fietas, Johannesburg. 1977'
    Sep. 11, 2024

    David Goldblatt , 'The bedroom of Ozzie and Sarah Docrat before its destruction under the Group Areas Act, Fietas, Johannesburg. 1977'

    Est: R120,000 - R180,000

    vintage silver gelatin print on fibre-based paper (sheet size: 33.5 x 30.5 cm; image size: 17.5 x 17 cm; framed size: 34.5 x 31.5 x 4.5 cm) Qty: (1) Provenance: The collection of the late Paul Alberts. ABOUT THE ARTWORK Ozzie Docrat was born in his grandfather’s house on Delarey Street, in 1928, He grew up in his parents’ house, on 20th Street, with four brothers and two sisters. It was in that house in 1950 that he prepared his room for his bride. He had the walls decorated with a wavy plaster finish and he had this bedroom suite made to order. In time he inherited the house from his mother. Then in 1977, having been ‘disqualified’ under the Group Areas Act from living in his house, he cut six inches from the width of each of these beds, so that they would fit into his new bedroom in the house he did not want in Lenasia, the group area some 40 kilometers to the south-west of the city to which most of Johannesburg’s Indians were consigned. The Docrats’ house in Pageview was demolished in 1977. Unaccountably a ruined fragment survived the bulldozers: the new house was built for Whites by the Department of Community Development. Docrat told me, ‘I haven’t been back to Pageview, but I passed in a bus. More or less I kept my eyes closed and I cursed. I saw my lavatory and I thought, ‘Shit. That’s all they’ve left us is shit.’ It stands, monumentally, to this day.[1] This image was taken in 1977 when David Goldblatt was photographing the community of Pageview ­– an area affectionately known as Fietas by its residents and which lay north-west of Johannesburg. His project to document the area covered an extensive period from 1952 to 2006, with some of his most important historical images of Fietas taken in 1976 and 1977, before the last Indian residents were forcibly removed under apartheid. During this time Goldblatt documented the Docrat family, their home and place of business on a number of occasions, creating a poignant historical document of the last days of Fietas. [1] Goldblatt, D. (1988). South Africa: The Structure of Things Then. Oxford University Press: Cape Town. LEFT: In Ozzi Docrat’s home before its destruction under the Group Areas Act, Fietas, January 1977 RIGHT: Ozzie Dicrat’s shop after its forced closure under the Group Area Act, April 1977 LEFT: Fazela Docrat in her father’s shop, Subway Grocers, before its destruction under the Group Areas Act. 1976 RIGHT: After the forced closure of subway grocers under the Group Areas Act, Asiya Docrat helps her father, Ozzie Docrat, remove his shop-fittings. Delarey Street 1977 David Goldblatt, The reinforced concrete structure that housed the water tank and lavatory of the Docrat family on 20th street. The front-end loaders were unable to topple it during the destruction of the house under the Group Areas Act and so it stands to this day. 9 April 2012. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An example of the photograph forms part of the permanent collection of the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven. COLLECTIONS: The artist is represented in numerous local and international collections, notably, Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town; University of South Africa, Pretoria; Constitutional Court, Johannesburg; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Photographers' Gallery, London and Museum of Modern Art, New York. The overall condition is good. Minor surface dirt on the bottom left corner of the margin, not affecting the image.

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt , 'Nelson Mandela, Houghton, Johannesburg, April 1994'
    Sep. 11, 2024

    David Goldblatt , 'Nelson Mandela, Houghton, Johannesburg, April 1994'

    Est: R300,000 - R400,000

    vintage silver gelatin print on fibre-based paper (sheet size: 40 x 30.5 cm; image size: 31.5 x 22 cm; framed size: 49 x 38 x 4.5 cm) Qty: (1) Provenance: The collection of the late Paul Alberts. ABOUT THE ARTWORK David Goldblatt, in a presentation at the 2014 Design Indaba Conference, took the audience through twenty photos, some taken on commission, such as portraits of former president PW Botha and Nelson Mandela, as well as his personal work taken over almost 60 years. Here he shares the back-story of his experience capturing this iconic image of Nelson Mandela. This was a photograph taken not long before he became the first president of the new democratic Republic of South Africa. I was with two journalists and we went to his home in Houghton, Johannesburg at 5 o’clock in the morning. He was doing his exercises. His press secretary Carl Niehaus showed me around and said, “perhaps you want to do Mr Mandela in that chair” and I saw what I call a gommagomma chair, it’s one of those deep armchairs into which you sink and if you want to destroy a politician that’s one of the best ways of doing it because he becomes all knees and I said, “No I don’t want to do Mr Mandela in that chair, I want a straight back kitchen chair please” and he said, “you cannot possibly photograph Mr Mandela in a straight back kitchen chair” and I said “well I’ve come to photograph Mr Mandela and not the furniture and I want a straight back kitchen chair” and, most unwillingly, he eventually got me exactly what I wanted and I got the photograph that I had hoped to get and he eventually apologised to me. COLLECTOR'S NOTE An example of the photograph forms part of the permanent collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum Collection, London. COLLECTIONS: The artist is represented in numerous local and international collections, notably, Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town; University of South Africa, Pretoria; Constitutional Court, Johannesburg; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Photographers' Gallery, London and Museum of Modern Art, New York. The overall condition is good. Dog-earring with subsequent creasing on the top right corner of the work. Minor surface damage in the nose. Very minor scratches.

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; On the Bank, President Steyn No.4 Shaft, Welkom. June 1969
    May. 28, 2024

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; On the Bank, President Steyn No.4 Shaft, Welkom. June 1969

    Est: R120,000 - R160,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 On the Bank, President Steyn No.4 Shaft, Welkom. June 1969 signed and dated 6/69 on the reverse silver gelatin print on fibre-based paper image size: 40 by 40cm; 60,5 by 58 by 4,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt (South African, born 1930) Joe Maloney, boiler-house attendant, City Deep Gold Mine, 1966 (framed)
    Mar. 27, 2024

    David Goldblatt (South African, born 1930) Joe Maloney, boiler-house attendant, City Deep Gold Mine, 1966 (framed)

    Est: £8,000 - £12,000

    David Goldblatt (South African, born 1930) Joe Maloney, boiler-house attendant, City Deep Gold Mine, 1966 silver gelatin print image size: 40 x 40cm (15 3/4 x 15 3/4in). sheet size: 42 x 42cm (16 9/16 x 16 9/16in). (framed)

    Bonhams
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Memorial to a holiday maker, Bob O'Neill, who drowned here on 4 December 1990 after suffering a heart attack while fishing. The quotation from Psalm 23, He leadeth me beside the still waters, was painted by O
    Mar. 19, 2024

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Memorial to a holiday maker, Bob O'Neill, who drowned here on 4 December 1990 after suffering a heart attack while fishing. The quotation from Psalm 23, He leadeth me beside the still waters, was painted by O

    Est: R150,000 - R200,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Memorial to a holiday maker, Bob O'Neill, who drowned here on 4 December 1990 after suffering a heart attack while fishing. The quotation from Psalm 23, He leadeth me beside the still waters, was painted by O'Neill's son-in-law and has been renewed every year since by a local resident, John Burns. Pearly Beach, Western Cape. 25 January 2004 signed, dated 25/1/2004 and numbered 2/6 in pencil in the margin archival pigment ink on cotton rag paper image size: 81,5 by 101,5cm; 98,5 by 118,5 by 5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
  • David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018), Saturday afternoon in Sunward Park, Boksburg
    Mar. 06, 2024

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018), Saturday afternoon in Sunward Park, Boksburg

    Est: R70,000 - R90,000

    silver gelatin print on fibre-based paper

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018), Portrait of Hugh Masekela
    Mar. 06, 2024

    David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018), Portrait of Hugh Masekela

    Est: R70,000 - R100,000

    silver gelatin print

    Aspire Art
  • David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Squatter camp, slimes dam and the city from the southwest, Johannesburg. 12 July 2003
    Feb. 19, 2024

    David Goldblatt; South African 1930-2018; Squatter camp, slimes dam and the city from the southwest, Johannesburg. 12 July 2003

    Est: R300,000 - R400,000

    David Goldblatt South African 1930-2018 Squatter camp, slimes dam and the city from the southwest, Johannesburg. 12 July 2003 signed, dated 12/7/2003 and numbered 3/6 in pencil in the margin digital print in pigment inks on cotton rag paper image size: 98 by 122cm; 127,5 by 151 by 6cm including frame

    Strauss & Co
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