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David Goldblatt Photograph of Ellen Pakkies Case at Goodman Gallery

other · 2026-05-01

A 2010 photograph by David Goldblatt documenting the site where Ellen Pakkies strangled her son Abie in Lavender Hill, Cape Town, is featured. The silver gelatin print on fibre based paper measures 40 x 50 cm and is courtesy of Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg. The image was posted on artcritical on July 19, 2011.

Key facts

  • David Goldblatt is the photographer.
  • The photograph was taken on 12 September 2010.
  • Location: Lavender Hill, Cape Town.
  • Subject: Ellen Pakkies strangled her son Abie in 2007.
  • Medium: Silver gelatin print on fibre based paper.
  • Dimensions: 40 x 50 cm.
  • Courtesy of Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg.
  • Posted on artcritical on July 19, 2011.

Entities

Artists

  • David Goldblatt

Institutions

  • Goodman Gallery
  • artcritical

Locations

  • Lavender Hill
  • Cape Town
  • South Africa
  • Johannesburg

Sources