Ansela

Oil portrait at The Rodwell Art Gallery in Franschhoek

Oil on Canvas
1m50 x 1m50 x 5cm
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This large 1.5m square painting gives me the shivers. While painting, the name "Ansela van de Caab", kept popping into my head. I had attended a talk at Muratie Wine Estate where I learnt about Ansela. A woman of slave origin in the early Cape who was finally freed at Muratie wine estate. Her story is one of survival and dignity. Muratie has named a bottle of wine in her honour. 

 

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