Georgina Gratrix
Simchowitz
Lot Estimate
ZAR 120 000 - 150 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 128 975
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
South African 1982-
Simchowitz
signed and dated 2018
oil on canvas
45 by 60 by 5cm, unframed
Notes
The present lot, completed in 2019, is from a series of portraits produced by Georgina Gratrix between 2018 and 2020. It features notable art world dealers and collectors that include David Altman, Liza Essers, Jonathan Garnham, Frank Kilbourn, Mihai Nicodim and Alain Servais. Gratrix met the sitter, Stefan Simchowitz, in Los Angeles when she was included on the group exhibition Punch curated by Nina Chanel Abney at the Jeffery Deitch Gallery.
Currently Gratrix has a solo exhibition at Monica de Cardenas Gallery in Milan that runs from 28 May to 30 July, 2025.
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the current owner.
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