Bullfight

CCAC #: 0170
Artwork title: Bullfight
Artist(s): Leonard Matsoso
Year made: 1972
Artwork type: Paper
Medium: Screenprint; Lithograph; ink on paper
Framed dimensions (in mm): 795 x 605
Edition: 19/55"
Source: Unrecorded
Installation type: Movable artwork
Location area: On private display
Signage:

In this piece a figure fighting a bull can be seen, the two forms enveloping one another. Matsoso’s work can often be interpreted as reflecting external conflict and reconciliation between opposing forces. Also visible is the internalisation or embodiment of contestations within the human form.


CCAC 430098

Photographer: Unrecorded
Photo copyright: Consult with CCT curatorial team

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