Ngcobo, S E B
Labourers
- 1969
- Oil on board
- Signed and dated, bottom right corner
- 58 x 89 cm
The depiction of brickmakers and builders in Ngcobo’s painting is fully in step with the central concerns of the South African Reserve Bank, namely industry and labour. The five workers are clearly in the construction sector, with the painting visually empowered by the three cooling towers in the background.
