Moses Tladi
South African · 1903–1956
Moses Tladi was a self-taught South African artist who was the first black painter to hold a formal exhibition in South Africa and the first black artist to exhibit at the… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Mountain Landscape (Mont-aux-Sources)Strauss & Co · ZAR 455,200≈ $31,682≈ £24,626≈ €28,124Sign up to see
Near the Mill - Kroonstad (OFS)Strauss & Co · ZAR 341,040≈ $23,426≈ £17,891≈ €20,098Sign up to see
Farm Cottage Driefontein, J.H.B.Strauss & Co · ZAR 147,940≈ $10,297≈ £8,004≈ €9,140Sign up to see
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Moses Tladi was a self-taught South African artist who was the first black painter to hold a formal exhibition in South Africa and the first black artist to exhibit at the South African National Gallery. He worked as a gardener in Parktown, Johannesburg, painting the landscapes he saw around him, and stopped painting after being forced from his home under the Group Areas Act in 1956.
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