Diane Victor

(South African, born 1964)

Diane Victor is a contemporary South African artist known for her drawings and prints that explore social injustice, war, and corruption. Made using charcoal and candle smoke, her portraits of missing children are among Victor’s most esteemed works. “The portraits are made with the deposits of carbon from candle smoke on white paper. They are exceedingly fragile and can be easily damaged, disintegrating with physical contact as the carbon soot is dislodged from the paper,” she explained. “I was interested in the extremely fragile nature of these human lives and of all human life, attempting to translate this fragility into portraits made from a medium as impermanent as smoke itself.” Born in 1964 in Witbank, South Africa, she went on to receive her BFA from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in 1986. Inspired by the chaotic scenes of Pieter Bruegel and Hieronymus Bosch, Victor’s practice aims at expressing her pessimism towards human society. The artist resides in Johannesburg, South Africa. Her works are included in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, among others.

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Diane Victor (349 results)
Bluebeard's Wife, 2008

Diane Victor

Bluebeard's Wife, 2008

David Krut Projects

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Going to the Dogs, triptych, 1993

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Going to the Dogs, triptych, 1993

Sale Date: April 15, 2024

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Abomakgereza, 2015

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Abomakgereza, 2015

Sale Date: April 15, 2024

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Bad Word (Vermin)

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Bad Word (Vermin)

Sale Date: April 16, 2024

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Teaching Your Hyenas to Sing

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Teaching Your Hyenas to Sing

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

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The Lion who Loved the Lady, 2011

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The Lion who Loved the Lady, 2011

Sale Date: February 20, 2024

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Our Lady of the Stains, 2009

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Our Lady of the Stains, 2009

Sale Date: February 20, 2024

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A Natural History, 1997

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A Natural History, 1997

Sale Date: February 20, 2024

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Afrikaanse Taalatlas, 2009

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Afrikaanse Taalatlas, 2009

Sale Date: February 19, 2024

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Untitled (The Watchers), 1986

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Untitled (The Watchers), 1986

Sale Date: February 12, 2024

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Woman and Bull Terrier

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Woman and Bull Terrier

Sale Date: February 12, 2024

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AFRIKAANSE TAALATLAS: OFFICER BEING DRESSED, 2009

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AFRIKAANSE TAALATLAS: OFFICER BEING DRESSED, 2009

Sale Date: December 2, 2023

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AFRIKAANSE TAALATLAS: RIDING 4 THE BRAND, 2009

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AFRIKAANSE TAALATLAS: RIDING 4 THE BRAND, 2009

Sale Date: December 2, 2023

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Sky God Meets the Ringmaster, 1995

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Sky God Meets the Ringmaster, 1995

Sale Date: November 27, 2023

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Beware the Lap of Luxury

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Beware the Lap of Luxury

Sale Date: November 7, 2023

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LAST SUPPER'S-ENSWINED

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LAST SUPPER'S-ENSWINED

Sale Date: October 18, 2023

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Abomakgereza, 2015

Diane Victor

Abomakgereza, 2015

Sale Date: October 9, 2023

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Two Figures and Beast

Diane Victor

Two Figures and Beast

Sale Date: October 9, 2023

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Untitled (The Watchers), 1986

Diane Victor

Untitled (The Watchers), 1986

Sale Date: October 9, 2023

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Pietà, 2016

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Pietà, 2016

Sale Date: August 29, 2023

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Sky God Meets the Ringmaster, 1995

Diane Victor

Sky God Meets the Ringmaster, 1995

Sale Date: August 7, 2023

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Let Sleeping Dog's Lie, 2004

Diane Victor

Let Sleeping Dog's Lie, 2004

Sale Date: July 10, 2023

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Springbokkie (Trojan)

Diane Victor

Springbokkie (Trojan)

Sale Date: June 12, 2023

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Endangered Liaisons - The Lady and the Rhino, 2004

Diane Victor

Endangered Liaisons - The Lady and the Rhino, 2004

Sale Date: June 12, 2023

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