Although depicting only the middle torso, and showing signs of having been deliberately smashed (for reasons unknown), the work is boldly carved on both front and back, conveying the physical weight of pregnancy, while also including hands that appear to be bound or decorated by a carved ornamental chain.

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He is British diamond jewelry magnate Laurence Graff, who told Bonhams that the painting will be displayed at the Delaire Graff wine estate outside Stellenbosch in the Cape Winelands, which includes luxury lodges decorated by other works in his art collection.

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