Object Details
- Label Text
- This small print by Karel Nel complements his larger work in the museum's collection, a pastel and pigment on fabric (Blueprint of the Table House, 1995, 96-31-2). It illustrates the elegance and skill of his draughtsmanship and his unique skills in combining the precision of scientific observation with the richness of aesthetic expression.
- Description
- Delicate work of ink on paper of a banana plant surviving a torrential downpour, embellished with finely sketched scientific notations on the arc of a swaying frond or the remnants of broken leaf. Signed with an inscription to Constance Stuart Larrabee, "in memory of a wonderful few days and your photographs."
- Provenance
- Constance Stuart Larrabee, South Africa, 1976 to 2000
- Content Statement
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- Data Source
- National Museum of African Art
- Maker
- Karel Nel, born 1955, South Africa
- Date
- 1976
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Constance Stuart Larrabee
- Medium
- Ink, paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 57.2 x 40 cm (22 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.)
- Type
