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Breyten Breytenbach
"Immaculate Perception" Two Abstract Skulls on a Red Field

1963

About the Item

Expressionist painting of two abstract skulls in flowers on a field of red. Framed in a white frame with a white matte. Painting was newly framed. Dimensions Without Frame: H 14.5 in. x W 21.5 in. Artist Biography: Breyten Breytenbach, born September 16, 1939, is a South African writer and painter known for his opposition to apartheid, and consequent imprisonment by the South African government. He is informally considered as the national poet laureate by Afrikaans-speaking South Africans of the region. He also holds French citizenship. His committed opposition to apartheid policy compelled him to leave South Africa for Paris, France, in the early 1960s, where he married a French woman of Vietnamese ancestry, Yolande, due to which he was not allowed to return: The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act of 1949 and The Immorality Act (1950) made it a criminal offence for a white person to have any sexual relations with a person of a different race. On an illegal clandestine trip to South Africa in 1975 he was arrested and sentenced to nine years' imprisonment for high treason. Released in 1982 as a result of international protests, he returned to Paris and obtained French citizenship.
  • Creator:
    Breyten Breytenbach (1939)
  • Creation Year:
    1963
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20.25 in (51.44 cm)Width: 27 in (68.58 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Houston, TX
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: A2019.0222.5971stDibs: LU55134088772
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