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Johann Louw

South African 1965- 


Johann Louw was born in Belville and lives in Cape Town. He graduated from Stellenbosch University in 1992 with a master's in Fine Art. While he is best known as a figurative painter of people occupying spaces, the content of his paintings is echoed in his prints. He works with a restricted range of colour, creating images concerned with states of being. Louw masterfully constructs emotive and psychological tension in his works, suggesting menace and intrigue.

In 2007, Louw was recognised by a mid-career touring retrospective exhibition presented by the Sanlam Art Collection. He was selected to participate in Linguaggi del Mondo: Languages of the World, an official collateral exhibition to the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009, and in 2010 he exhibited at the 4th Beijing International Art Biennale in China and the Sabbionetta Biennale for Contemporary Art in Italy.

Since 2010, Louw has participated in several residencies including the Artist in Residence, Le Atelier Pons in Paris, and has received numerous prestigious awards including The Ampersand Foundation Fellowship Award and Residency in New York in 2014. He has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Turkey and Mexico and extensively in South Africa, including most recently on the Ampersand Foundation Award 21 Years Celebration Exhibition at the University of Johannesburg Art Gallery in 2019 and the Investec Cape Town Art Fair in 2020.

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42 lots offered      64.29% sold      ZAR 1 305 920
 

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Johann Louw; Figures
12 Feb 2024
Sold for ZAR 1 759
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Johann Louw; Harlequins
12 Feb 2024
Starting at ZAR 2 500
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Johann Louw; Forest Creatures
12 Feb 2024
Starting at ZAR 1 500
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Johann Louw; Portrait
15 Jan 2024
Starting at ZAR 35 000
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Johann Louw; Head Study I
10 Jul 2023
Starting at ZAR 25 000
 
Johann Louw; Head Study II
10 Jul 2023
Starting at ZAR 25 000
 
Johann Louw; Dubbelbeeld: Hond in Landskap; Naak (Double Image: Dog in Landscape; Naked)
28 Mar 2023
Sold for ZAR 105 525
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Johann Louw; Man in Chair
7 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 162 400
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Johann Louw; Untitled
21 Sep 2022
Starting at ZAR 25 000
 
Johann Louw; Portret f, 1
21 Sep 2022
Starting at ZAR 35 000
 
Johann Louw; Portrait
29 Aug 2022
Starting at ZAR 50 000
 
Johann Louw; Figural Studies, four
27 Sep 2021
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.