Coetzee, Christo2016-07-072016-07-0719782011http://hdl.handle.net/2263/54400This painted Sphinx from Mars is a portrait of Armide, a ballet character from Le Pavillon d'Armide based on a story by Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier (1811- 1872). Several years after painting this artwork, Coetzee added the adjustable Perspex plates to create A Sphinx from Mars. This is part of a series combining space and mythology including Anubis and Betelgeuse Astronaut1830 mm x 1220 mmOil on board PerspexCopyright of the electronic version, University of Pretoria.Sphinx, portraitImage