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Fragmented Figures with Spiral and Grass - shown to scale
Philippa Hobbs

Fragmented Figures with Spiral and Grass, 1992

Estimated price$987 – $1,833

Silkscreen on Paper

65 × 55 cm | 25.6 × 21.7 in

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About the work

Fragmented body parts — an elephant's trunk clad in purple, a large human ear, and a coiled party blower — emerge from a richly textured ground of layered grass and dark earth, creating a dreamlike, disjointed scene. The composition blends organic textures with surreal juxtapositions across a moody palette of purple, deep red, and green.

Philippa Hobbs (France).

Silkscreen on Paper, 55 × 65 cm, 1992.

Part of the permanent collection of the Hindiyeh Museum of Arts, Jordan. One of a kind.

Medium
Size
65 × 55 cm | 25.6 × 21.7 in
Year
1992
Rarity
Limited Edition
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Purple, Brown, Green
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Philippa Hobbs — Silkscreen On Paper, 55 × 65 cm (representative image)
Philippa Hobbs

France

Philippa Hobbs, born in 1955, is a South African artist and art historian renowned for her contributions to printmaking and art education. She studied at the Johannesburg College of Art and completed a postgraduate printmaking course at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Hobbs served as a professor and Head of Printmaking at the Technikon Witwatersrand from 1979 to 1993. Her artistic practice encompasses various printmaking techniques, often exploring themes of human rights and social justice. Notably, her woodcut "Received by the Tongue" was part of the 1996 "Images of Human Rights" project, illustrating Clause 8: Freedom of Expression in South Africa's Bill of Rights.

Hobbs' works have been featured in both national and international exhibitions. Her piece "Spell of Divine Contrivance" was auctioned by Strauss & Co in 2021. Additionally, her work "Class" was offered in a 2024 auction. Since 2008, her artworks have achieved auction prices ranging from $22 to $1,978, with the record price set in 2013 for a collection of 15 works sold at Stephan Welz & Co. in Johannesburg.

Beyond her artistic endeavors, Hobbs has significantly contributed to art education and research. She co-authored "Printmaking in a Transforming South Africa" (1997) and "Rorke’s Drift: Empowering Prints" (2003) with Elizabeth Rankin, examining the role of printmaking in South Africa's socio-political landscape. As of 2006, she has served as the curator of the MTN Art Collection in Johannesburg, further influencing the country's art scene.

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Printmaking

Images made by transferring ink from a prepared surface — etching, lithography, screenprint, woodcut — usually in limited editions. Iraqi artists such as Rafa Nasiri helped make printmaking a serious modern art form across the Arab world.
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Surrealism

Art of the dream and the unconscious, juxtaposing unexpected images to unsettle reason and reveal the irrational. Several Arab modernists embraced its imaginative freedom and symbolism.
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