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SYMBOL SERIES

Nelson Mandela sketched "symbols" to depict the important aspects of his life, his story and his country.

SIGNED:
Love
Earth
The Peace Dove
Bars & Key

UNSIGNED:
27
Gulls
Peace, Love, Harmony
Bars & Key

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Love, by Nelson Mandela
 SIGNED  |  SOLD OUT

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SIGNED – Only 9 Left !!! 65cm x 50cm (FRAMED)

30

Velin BFK Rives paper

Inserted Mandela pencil signature, numbered, |

House of Mandela Emboss |  Nelson Mandela’s Emboss |

Nelson Mandela’s Mark | Issued with a Certificate of Authenticity.

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Earth, by Nelson Mandela  (SIGNED)
SIGNED - ONLY 9 LEFT
$6,500

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SIGNED |  Only 9 Left !!! 65cm x 50cm (FRAMED)

30

Velin BFK Rives paper

Inserted Mandela pencil signature, numbered, |

House of Mandela Emboss |  Nelson Mandela’s Emboss |

Nelson Mandela’s Mark | Issued with a Certificate of Authenticity.

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The Peace Dove, by Nelson Mandela
SIGNED
$7,500

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The piece has an original inserted Mandela signature

Printed from the original:

50

65cm x 50cm - FRAMED

Archival inks 350gsm Velin Johannot Cotton Paper

Inserted signature of the artist |       Numbered in pencil |
  HOM Emboss |
  Issued with Certificate of Authenticity.

The Dove has long been a symbol of peace. Here, Nelson Mandela created his own version of the symbol.   In what has become his “style, the work is loosely constructed in charcoal.  

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Bars & Key, by Nelson Mandela
SIGNED 
$3,500

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The piece has an original Mandela signature.

With Replica Key

275 / 3000  (SIGNED)

65cm x 50cm - FRAMED

Archival inks 350gsm Velin Johannot Cotton Paper

Signed by artist |

Numbered in pencil |
HOM Emboss |

   The Key & Bars are 2 compelling symbols of the 27 years of       Mandela’s imprisonment.

   He slowly and deliberately dragged his fingers down the page in heavy black paint to recreate the bars of his cell.   The key to his cell has been replicated and accompanies this powerful edition.

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Bars & Key, by Nelson Mandela  |  Unsigned
$900

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The piece has an original Mandela signature.

With Replica Key

2725 / 3000 – UNSIGNED

65cm x 50cm - FRAMED

Archival inks 350gsm Velin Johannot Cotton Paper

Signed by artist |

Numbered in pencil |
HOM Emboss |

   The Key & Bars are 2 compelling symbols of the 27 years of       Mandela’s imprisonment.

   He slowly and deliberately dragged his fingers down the page in heavy black paint to recreate the bars of his cell.   The key to his cell has been replicated and accompanies this powerful edition.

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27  |  Unsigned
$300

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UNSIGNED

1000

41cm x 34cm

Cotton Paper

 Printed Signature |

Nelson Mandela’s

life-line mark

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Gulls  |  Unsigned
$300

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UNSIGNED

1000

41cm x 34cm

Cotton Paper

 Printed Signature |

Nelson Mandela’s

life-line mark

The cry of the gulls on Robben Island were a constant reminder of children playing in a schoolyard. The artist and his fellow prisoners were bemused by the fact that these birds had all the freedom they wanted but remained on Robben Island.

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Peace, Love, Harmony  |  Unsigned
$300

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UNSIGNED

1000

41cm x 34cm

Cotton Paper

 Printed Signature |

Nelson Mandela’s

life-line mark

The cry of the gulls on Robben Island were a constant reminder of children playing in a schoolyard. The artist and his fellow prisoners were bemused by the fact that these birds had all the freedom they wanted but remained on Robben Island.

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