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Brett Murray

South African · b. 1961 · Painter, Sculptor

Brett Murray is a South African artist mostly known for his steel and mixed media wall sculptures. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa. Murray has a master's degree in fine… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Brett Murray, The Party vs. The People, painted bronzeThe Party vs. The PeopleStrauss & Co · ZAR 386,512≈ $26,550≈ £20,276≈ €22,778Sign up to see
  2. Brett Murray, Limbo, 2022, bronze with a dark brown patinaLimboStrauss & Co · ZAR 320,000≈ $18,445≈ £14,057≈ €15,954Sign up to see
  3. Brett Murray, At the Trough, 2011, bronze with a black patinaAt the TroughStrauss & Co · ZAR 293,125≈ $17,922≈ £13,306≈ €15,405Sign up to see

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  1. Brett Murray, Bubble Head: Longpants, 2002, painted bronze on a wooden base
    Bubble Head: Longpants, 2002
    Sculpture · ed. 3/8
    height: 42,5cm including base
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 58
    ZAR 107,996≈ $9,262≈ £6,599≈ €7,431Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 80,000–100,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  2. Brett Murray, The Party vs. The People, painted bronze
    The Party vs. The People
    Sculpture
    height: 56cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 388
    ZAR 386,512≈ $26,550≈ £20,276≈ €22,778Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 280,000–340,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  3. Brett Murray, After-Party, colour screenprint
    After-Party
    Screenprint · ed. 13/50
    image size: 53 by 73cm; 56,5 by 76,5 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 68
    ZAR 8,783≈ $679≈ £520≈ €592Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,500–2,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  4. Brett Murray, Dear Lord, colour lithograph
    Dear Lord
    Lithograph
    sheet size: 49 by 42cm; 67 by 60 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 133
    ZAR 4,684≈ $321≈ £226≈ €284Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. Brett Murray, 12th Language, Some Words Make Me Laugh, laser cut steel and Perspex
    12th Language, Some Words Make Me Laugh
    Sculpture
    approximately: 180 by 260cm, combined; height approximately: 30cm each
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 37
    ZAR 31,617≈ $2,613≈ £1,753≈ €2,437Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. Brett Murray, I am an African Too, diptych, aluminium and paint
    I am an African Too, diptych
    aluminium and paint
    each approximately: 42,7 by 29cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 164
    ZAR 18,938≈ $2,705≈ £1,669≈ €1,913Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  7. Brett Murray, The President’s Arsehole Rendered in the Renaissance Style, 2008, aquatint with silkscreen on Zerkall Intaglio 250gsm
    The President’s Arsehole Rendered in the Renaissance Style, 2008
    Aquatint
    image size: 38,5 by 39cm; sheet size: 51 by 51cm; 56 by 56 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 648
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  8. Brett Murray, We Are from the Congo..., 2003, colour screenprint on paper
    We Are from the Congo..., 2003
    Screenprint · Paper
    image size: 21 by 14,5cm; 71,5 by 54 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 237
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  9. Brett Murray, Shack as Metaphor, 2000, powder-coated mild steel and acrylic paint
    Shack as Metaphor, 2000
    Acrylic
    height: 187cm; width: 119cm; depth: 6,5cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 381
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 100,000–150,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  10. Brett Murray, Woke, 2018, marble and gold leaf
    Woke, 2018
    Sculpture
    height: 56cm; width: 109cm; depth: 2cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 165
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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About Brett Murray

Brett Murray is a South African artist mostly known for his steel and mixed media wall sculptures. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa. Murray has a master's degree in fine art from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, 1989. Referred to by critic Brenda Atkinson as "the dark prince of South African pop (art)", Murray is one of the country's most popular artists, often using easily recognisable media images with the addition of a subversive and bitterly funny twist. Murray's work addresses the wars of the cultures, the clash between Afrocentrism and Eurocentrism, the old and the new South Africas. "With my work I hope to critically entertain. Through satirical and tragic reflections on South Africa, I hope to shift people's perspectives and change people's minds, indulgent, arrogant and pretentious as this might sound," he says. More recently, his work has explored his own personal experiences and identity. Murray was also the founder of the sculpture department at Stellenbosch University.

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