R4,500.00
Solanum aculeatissimum
Dutch eggplant, love-apple
Vertical Size: 300 mm
Horizontal Size: 240 mm
Watercolour
Isabelita painted this little beauty while out in the Buffelskloof nature reserve about 100kms from Dullstroom. She drew it in situ and used cuttings to complete the painting. The stems are incredibly spiny and the only way to handle them is with a pair of pliers.Solanum species are varied and found all over the world. It is not known to which country this species S. aculeatissimum is native. Some speculate Asia and others Africa as it is closely related to other native species in sub-saharan Africa. Francis Mason (Scottish-born) was the first botanist to find the plant at the Cape of Good Hope in the 1770’s.
The fruits are toxic, and cattle have died from eating it (force-feeding). Other fruits related to this plant are tomatoes and deadly nightshade.
Isabelita uses professional grade artists watercolour paint and 100% cotton archival watercolour paper. This artwork has been mounted with a cotton museum mount board, ready to frame. It will last a lifetime. The copyright of this artwork remains with Isabelita van Zyl isabelita.vanzyl@gmail.com.
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Isabelita van Zyl is a practicing botanical artist and tutor living in Johannesburg North. Her work has been sold at various exhibitions over a number of years, including the Worldwide Botanical Exhibition at Circa Everard Read in 2019. Her art is in various private collections and her most recent commission was for the Grootbos Florilegium near Gansbaai in the Western Cape.
She also runs a successful art studio in Northcliff where she teaches botanical watercolours. Contact the artist.
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