Lot #44: Artist Pencil Signed Dorothy Kay Irish/South African "The Vonlooper "Boy With Two Bulls Framed Etching

Sound no issues old Simpson's label verso 18" x 16" Born in Ireland, Dorothy Kay acquired her initial art training at the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin. After settling in Port Elizabeth in South Africa she became best known as a painter and portraitist, producing numerous quirky self-portraits, family portraits and 23 official portraits of the mayors of Port Elizabeth, as well as a number of perceptive works depicting men at work, for example, The Tanning Pits (1920s), Gold (c. 1936) and Salt (1940s). A master printmaker and illustrator, she produced more than 44 etchings over the course of her career and illustrated adventure stories in the weekly magazine Outspan for over eighteen years. Dimensions: 18" x 16" Pickup category timeslot {A}