Young players move on SA art market

Times Live | Leonie Wagner:

Young art collectors are boosting contemporary South African art.  Auctioneer Anton Welz from Stephan Welz & Co said contemporary artists such as Willem Boshoff, Robert Hodgins and William Kentridge were doing “extraordinarily” well in the fine art auction market. More than 100 pieces of Kentridge’s works sold for R24-million last year and his increasingly popular prints now range between R20000 and R2-million in price… Read more 

Image: More than 100 pieces of Kentridge’s works sold for R24-million last year and his increasingly popular prints now range between R20000 and R2-million in price. File photo. Image by: JAMES OATWAY