ORIGINAL Vintage Travel Poster SOUTH AFRICA Cape Town - LINEN BACKED

Description

DISCOVER THE CAPE...
SOUTH AFRICA
ca. 1950
Artist:
LENG DIXON (1916-1968)
DESCRIPTION
:
ORIGINAL (not a reproduction print) Vintage Poster published by the South African Tourist Board in 1950 promoting travel to South Africa. Depicted here is
the first winery in The Cape founded by
Commander Simon van der Stel of the Dutch East India Company in 1685. The winery
relied on both free and slave labour in its 350 year history.
Note the man wearing a red Fez indicating he is Malay.
W
e come to understand how 891 morgen of land created the origins of the South African wine industry, and how every owner thereafter contributed to what we know as
Groot Constantia
today.
The original Manor House appears to have been designed in a late Dutch Renaissance style.
See more at: http://www.grootconstantia.co.za/our-story/groot-constantia-history/?id=8#sthash.gIxQJnes.dpuf
Bottom margin reads:
Printed in the Union of South Africa by Cape Times Limited. Published by order of and at the expense of the Government of the Union of South Africa and issued for free distribution.
Artist:
Leng Dixon (1916-1968)
was born in in Cape Town, South Africa. He joined the
New Group
after his return from the Camberwell School of Art in London from 1937 to 1938 and a period in Paris in 1939. He subsequently became its Vice-President. His keen observation, translated into elemental, yet animated line combined with washes of watercolour and infillings of gouache, have seen him defined as "primarily an illustrator" . Even though his reputation was such, he was considered important enough to be included on the large exhibition of South African art held at London's Tate Gallery in 1948. His work appeared in many publications and he held many solo exhibitions This view of the Bo-Kaap in Cape Town typifies his picturesque renderings of this area and what has been called a "light-hearted cameos of local colour".
Condition and dimensions:
This poster is conservation backed on acid-free paper and canvas and made ready for framing. In very good condition
Size of Poster: 25.25 X 39.75 inches (Approx. 64.1 X 101 cm)
Size on Linen: 27.5 X 42.25 inches (Approx. 69.9 X 107.3 cm)
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