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Born in Johannesburg, Allison Roux obtained her BA Fine Arts degree at the University of the Witwatersrand cum laude and received a post graduate scholarship to continue her studies at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. She travelled extensively in Europe and later studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. In 1962 she returned to South Africa and held her first solo exhibition, on which the present lot was displayed, at the Adler Fielding Galleries in Johannesburg. The exhibition was opened by Professor John Fassler. In 1970, the artist held her second exhibition, this time at the Lidchi Gallery in Johannesburg. She now lives in Siena, Italy.