The Catch

CCAC #: 0246
Artwork title: The Catch
Artist(s): Victor Sousa
Year made: 1984
Artwork type: Paper
Medium: Linocut on paper
Framed dimensions (in mm): 417 x 511
Edition: 8/15
Source: Donated by Albie Sachs, whom purchased from artist in Mozambique
Year acquired: 1995
Installation type: Movable artwork
Current location: On private display
Signage:

Sousa’s Print captures his expressive line, rhythmic patterning and a strong emphasis on surface. Drawing symbolic references from African visual traditions that are reconfigured within contemporary idioms. This work depicts male villagers fishing with baskets of fish before them, evoking the act of fishing and a shared daily life of villagers.


CCAC 438030

Photographer: Ben Law-Viljoen
Photo copyright: CCT

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