Book it to online book sale

ASPIRE ART: TIMED AUCTION FEATURES CURATOR AND WRITER’S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION Johannes Meintjies, a celebrated painter but also a writer and historian.

Volumes, an Aspire Art timed online book auction from 19 to 26 May focuses on art books, and books by and about artists. It covers everything from rare and collectible ephemera to reference works and artist’s monographs.

The sale features a substantial selection from Emma Bedford’s private collection of art books.

Bedford, is a widely respected curator and writer.

In her 25 years at the Iziko South African National Gallery, she curated important museum exhibitions for prominent artists, including William Kentridge, Marlene Dumas, Moshekwa Langa and Berni Searle.

Over the course of her illustrious career, Bedford amassed a unique collection of art literature.

Many of the books on offer are from artists and curators she collaborated with, giving collectors an opportunity to acquire important publications – many of which are signed by the authors and artists. historian, he published 35 books and was recognised with literary awards at the Van Riebeeck Commemoration Festival in 1951 and the Centenary Festival of Pretoria in 1955.

Offered as a single lot of more than 40 items, this collection consists of books on – many signed – and written by Meintjies, including the artist’s diaries, his publication on fellow artist and friend Maggie Laubser and the autobiographical Jeugjare, published in 1963.

There is a full collection of Bitterkomix comic books, handbooks and special editions, signed by both artists and numbered as well as a collectable lot of over 40 iJusi magazines and posters.

Kentridge enthusiasts will be spoilt for choice with 10 lots of books on the artist including Smoke Ashes Fable: William Kentridge in Bruges (2017) by Margaret