LUCKY SIBIYA

(1942-1999)

 

The UMABATHA Portfolio of 15 woodcuts

 

 

The 15 woodcuts depict:

 

Sangomas welcoming Mabatha

Dingane’s fight

Sangoma’s confrontation

The drums

Mabatha agrees to kill Dingane

Mabatha and the Sangomas

The assassination

The nation mourns

 Mabatha is king

The feasting at Mabatha’s kraal

The ghosts of Bhangane

The destruction of Mafudu’s kraal

The impis

The death of Kamandonsela

The death of Mabatha

 

 

>> Please click on images from the A/P I/X portfolio to get more details! <<

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Technical Details:

 

Published by: Gallery 21, London and Johannesburg - 1975

Woodblocks carved by Lucky SIBIYA, one block per colour

Hand-printed by G. Mathies, Johannesburg/Germany, from the artist's original wood blocks, under the supervision of the artist

Paper: Schoellerhammer Antik - 73x51 cm

Image: 57x40 cm

Edition: 225 ord. + 10 A/P + a few T/P (over-runs), signed by the artist, each page numbered (only 210 complete portfolios were produced and bound)

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The colours used for the A/Ps and some trial prints are at variance to those used for the ordinary edition. At this stage we do not have good images of the ordinary addition available, though these can be seen on the web from a private owner's website (details on request).

 

This page last updated 6th January, 2015

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