I have a visceral reaction to this sculpture every time I visit the Johannesburg Art Gallery. But that I mean, I cry. I don't know why she moves me so.
"Meidjie is widely regarded as one of Kottler’s most lyrical and well-executed sculptures. Made and cast in 1926, this delicate figurine of a young woman was done at a time when Kottler was coming into his own in his chosen medium of sculpture, having decided to dedicate himself to the medium only in 1924." Source
Moses Kottler
Meidjie
1926
Carved wood
Signed with Initials
157 x 28 x 33.9 cm
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