Coetzee, Christo2016-07-072016-07-0719782011http://hdl.handle.net/2263/54410Betelgeuse Astronaut a hermetic character, is surrounded by astral bodies like Epsilon Boötis (a two star system) and Phobos (a moon of Mars) and also depicts the brightest star named Betelgeuse or Alpha Orionis in the constellation of Orion's Belt. At the bottom of the painting is the unexplained German text 'wird mir aller Lohn zu Theil' which can be translated as 'I will pay for part of all'.1830 mm X 1220 mmOil on board and PerspexCopyright of the electronic version, University of Pretoria.Hermetic character Epsilon BootisImage