Athi Patra Ruga (South African, 1984 - ?)

Artwork title:	Invitation...Presentation...Induction
Artist:	Athi Patra Ruga (South African, 1984 - ?)
Lot number:	165
Estimate:	ZAR 800,000 - ZAR 850,000
Medium:	Wool embroidered on canvas tapestry
Size (HxWxD):	293 cm - 164 cm (115.35 in - 64.57 in)
Date of painting:	2013
Lot description:	2013
Misc:	Signed / Inscribed
Auction house:	Strauss & Co \| Cape Town
Auction sale:	Perspectives on Africa
Auction date:	Feb 16, 2025
Provenance:	WHATIFTHEWORLD, Cape Town. Private Collection.
Literature:	Shakeelah Ismail (2021) ArtsHelp, Weaving a New World: Athi-Patra Ruga's Mythical Tapestries, online, https://www.artshelp.com/weaving-a-new-world-athi-patra-ruga/, accessed 19 January 2025. Mary Corrigall, Frank Smigiel, Natasha Norman, and Missla Libsekal (2014) Athi-Patra Ruga: F.W.W.O.A Saga, Cape Town, WHATIFTHEWORLD, illustrated in colour, unpaginated, online, https://issuu.com/whatiftheworldgallery/docs/athi-patra_ruga?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.whatiftheworld.com, accessed 19 January 2025.
Exhibited:	WHATIFTHEWORLD, Cape Town, Athi-Patra Ruga: The Future White Women of Azania Saga, 27 November 2013 to 1 January 2014. South African National Gallery, Cape Town, Women's Work: Crafting Stories, Subverting Narratives, 1 December 2016 to 30 April 2017.
Classification:	Modern & Contemporary Art

Artwork title: Invitation...Presentation...Induction

Artist: Athi Patra Ruga (South African, 1984 - ?)

Lot Number: 165

Estimate prices: ZAR 800,000 - ZAR 850,000

Medium:

Wool embroidered on canvas tapestry

Size (HxWxD): 293 cm - 164 cm (115.35 in - 64.57 in)

Date of painting: 2013

Desc:

2013

Misc: Signed / Inscribed

Auction house: Strauss & Co | Cape Town

Auction sale:

Perspectives on Africa

Auction date: Feb 16, 2025

Provenance: WHATIFTHEWORLD, Cape Town. Private Collection.

Literature: Shakeelah Ismail (2021) ArtsHelp, Weaving a New World: Athi-Patra Ruga's Mythical Tapestries, online, https://www.artshelp.com/weaving-a-new-world-athi-patra-ruga/, accessed 19 January 2025. Mary Corrigall, Frank Smigiel, Natasha Norman, and Missla Libsekal (2014) Athi-Patra Ruga: F.W.W.O.A Saga, Cape Town, WHATIFTHEWORLD, illustrated in colour, unpaginated, online, https://issuu.com/whatiftheworldgallery/docs/athi-patra_ruga?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.whatiftheworld.com, accessed 19 January 2025.

Exhibited: WHATIFTHEWORLD, Cape Town, Athi-Patra Ruga: The Future White Women of Azania Saga, 27 November 2013 to 1 January 2014. South African National Gallery, Cape Town, Women's Work: Crafting Stories, Subverting Narratives, 1 December 2016 to 30 April 2017.

Classification: Modern & Contemporary Art

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