Art for the Arch Auction for the Tutu Legacy Fund

Live Virtual Auction, 22 September 2021

Evening Sale

Sold for

ZAR 22 278
Lot 97
  • Simone Marie Farah; Between the Lines
  • Simone Marie Farah; Between the Lines
  • Simone Marie Farah; Between the Lines
  • Simone Marie Farah; Between the Lines
  • Simone Marie Farah; Between the Lines
  • Simone Marie Farah; Between the Lines


Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 22 278

About this Item

South African 1977-
Between the Lines
2015

signed on the stretcher

oil on canvas
101 by 101cm excluding frame; 104,5 by 104,5 by 6,5cm including frame

Notes

Simone Marie Farah is a South African artist of Lebanese descent, practicing in Johannesburg. Primarily self-taught, Farah continues to expand her practice under the guidance of South African artist, Ricky Burnett. She explores recreating circumstances through the movement of pattern and colour. Gradually building the painting's surface by manipulating the consistency of the paint into thick, colourful layers. She has exhibited works with a number of South African galleries including In Toto Gallery, The Henry George Gallery, and Julie Miller African Contemporary. Internationally Farah's work has been presented in Italy, Switzerland, Spain, the USA, and Lebanon.

Provenance

Donated by the artist. 

Framing courtesy of Maxwoods Framers and Gilders.

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