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Cape Town - The earliest known work by South African-born artist Marlene Dumas - painted when she was a Stellenbosch schoolgirl - is to go under the hammer next year, auctioneers Bonhams said on Monday.
"Dumas painted this charming picture of a girl for a student friend, Alida Louw, on the occasion of Alida's 16th birthday in 1971," Bonhams said in a statement.
At the time they were both pupils at Bloemhof, a Stellenbosch girls' high school.
The picture, which was being put on the market by Louw, should sell for £7000 to £10 000, Bonhams said.
Dumas' current works sell for millions of rands, and she was once described as the most expensive living female painter.
"The work would be of no great significance were it not for the fact that... Dumas now has an international reputation," Bonhams said.
Dumas currently lives in the Netherlands.
"Dumas painted this charming picture of a girl for a student friend, Alida Louw, on the occasion of Alida's 16th birthday in 1971," Bonhams said in a statement.
At the time they were both pupils at Bloemhof, a Stellenbosch girls' high school.
The picture, which was being put on the market by Louw, should sell for £7000 to £10 000, Bonhams said.
Dumas' current works sell for millions of rands, and she was once described as the most expensive living female painter.
"The work would be of no great significance were it not for the fact that... Dumas now has an international reputation," Bonhams said.
Dumas currently lives in the Netherlands.
