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.

Diane Victor Artworks

Diane Victor (349 results)

Trawler, 2015

Diane Victor

Trawler, 2015

Sale Date: July 12, 2021

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Three Fates, 2011

Diane Victor

Three Fates, 2011

Sale Date: July 11, 2021

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In Deep Water Again, 1997

Diane Victor

In Deep Water Again, 1997

Sale Date: June 7, 2021

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Smoke Portrait

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Smoke Portrait

Sale Date: June 7, 2021

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Head

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Sale Date: June 7, 2021

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Horse and Hybrid Rider

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Horse and Hybrid Rider

Sale Date: May 17, 2021

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Trial and Error

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Trial and Error

Sale Date: April 13, 2021

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Trinity Fetish (Straight Dress II, XXX, Mercy...

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Trinity Fetish (Straight Dress II, XXX, Mercy...

Sale Date: April 13, 2021

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Moths Caught in Spider Web

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Moths Caught in Spider Web

Sale Date: March 29, 2021

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Restraining the Qilin

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Restraining the Qilin

Sale Date: March 29, 2021

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SCAVENGER

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Sale Date: March 24, 2021

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Shadow Boxer, 2015

Diane Victor

Shadow Boxer, 2015

Sale Date: March 4, 2021

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Two figures and a horse, 1999

Diane Victor

Two figures and a horse, 1999

Sale Date: March 4, 2021

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Deep Waters, diptych, 1997

Diane Victor

Deep Waters, diptych, 1997

Sale Date: February 22, 2021

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Last Supper - Enswined

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Last Supper - Enswined

Sale Date: February 22, 2021

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The Scapegoat Series: The Existence of his..., 2015

Diane Victor

The Scapegoat Series: The Existence of his..., 2015

Sale Date: November 8, 2020

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Oh My God, 2014

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Oh My God, 2014

Sale Date: November 8, 2020

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Homeless Man Begging, 2013

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Homeless Man Begging, 2013

Sale Date: November 8, 2020

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Dirk Coetzee, from the South African Stain...

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Dirk Coetzee, from the South African Stain...

Sale Date: November 8, 2020

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Hyena

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Sale Date: November 23, 2020

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Scorched

Diane Victor

Sale Date: November 8, 2020

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Smoke Hand

Diane Victor

Sale Date: November 8, 2020

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Trinity Fetish (Straight Dress II, XXX, Mercy...

Diane Victor

Trinity Fetish (Straight Dress II, XXX, Mercy...

Sale Date: November 8, 2020

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EXTINGUISHED: RHINO V, 2011

Diane Victor

EXTINGUISHED: RHINO V, 2011

Sale Date: September 23, 2020

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