Bronwen (Jinny) Heath
Winter Burn, Garden Castle
About the SessionSpanning 4 centuries of global art history, The International Sale, presents 127 exceptional lots by artists from 27 countries across five continents. The auction highlights masterworks ranging from 17th century European paintings to post-2000 editions by contemporary artist's such as Mr Brainwash (lot 51), Jim Dine (lots 83-86), Isaac Julien (lot 108), Jeff Koons (45), and Lucas Samaras (lot 107 and 110). The sale is anchored by important pieces from Georg Baselitz, Erik Laubscher, Shirin Neshat, and a newly repatriated 1935 portrait by Irma Stern.
The auction's diversity is driven by rare museum-quality highlights, led by Irma Stern's Two Women (lot 31), which returns to South Africa after decades in a Berlin private collection. It is joined by Erik Laubscher's rare recto-verso painting Young Family / Construction (lot 48), an Iranian-American artist Shirin Neshat photographic portrait linked to her award-winning Turbulent installation (lot 66), and a uniquely hand-coloured linocut by German master Georg Baselitz titled Das Pferd, Im Wald und auf der Heide Series (The Horse, in the Forest and on the Heath Series) (lot 72).
LOT 103
Bronwen (Jinny) Heath
Winter Burn, Garden Castle
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About this Item
signed, dated 2005 and inscribed with the title in pencil; inscribed with the artist's name, the dates and the medium on two labels adhered to the reverse
Notes
Bronwen Jane Heath (Jinny) is a highly regarded painter, printmaker, designer, and illustrator from KwaZulu-Natal. Jinny was born in Cambridge to accomplished English artists Jack and Jane Heath. The Heath family relocated to South Africa in 1946, initially settling in Port Elizabeth and later in Pietermaritzburg. Jinny Heath received extensive training in Fine Art, heavily influenced by British Modernism, at home and through a rigorous classical and academic program at the University of Natal where her parents taught.
After completing her studies, Heath embarked on a successful career as an art lecturer, teaching Printmaking, Photography, Ceramics, and Painting from 1971 to 2004. Alongside her teaching responsibilities, she completed several design commissions, including book covers, exhibition posters, logos, and costume designs for the University Dramatic Society.
Jinny Heath exhibited regularly, both in solo and group shows, in South Africa and Europe. Notable exhibitions include the Cape Town Triennial in 1982; The Grand Prix International d'Arts Plastique in Nice, France in 1991; Jabulisa! The Art of KwaZulu-Natal in 2001, and the Heath Family Retrospective Exhibition held at the Tatham Art Gallery from 2009 to 2010. Her artworks have been acquired by numerous major public art collections in South Africa, such as the Iziko South African National Gallery and the Tatham Art Gallery, as well as the State Gallery of Art in Lodz, Poland.
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