Notes

Born in Gujarat, India, contemporary artist Thakor Patel studied drawing and painting in the Bombay area before moving to Zimbabwe in 1980. His works, which are abstract and surreal in nature, feature geometric shapes and crisp lines; a clear influence of print on his style. In 2017, Patel immigrated to the USA.

In 2013, Patel was honoured with a retrospective exhibition at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare. He received a Rockefeller Foundation award for a residency at the Bellagio Centre in Italy in 2016. In 2017, he participated in the exhibition Decompounding Experiences at the Tsoko Gallery in Harare.

Harry Kantor (1934-2019), a Capetonian, moved to Harare in the late 1950s. He supported local art institutions such as the National Gallery of Zimbabwe and Gallery Delta, serving as Chairman of both institutions. He promoted Zimbabwe's artists globally and amassed over 300 works, including European and indigenous African painters, Victorian and Chinese pieces. His collection includes significant roots of early Zimbabwean painting. Five paintings from his collection are on display at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Arts' exhibition "When We See Us", featuring African figurative art.

Lots 51-62 can be viewed on our current Timed Online Auction, and lot 75 in our Curatorial Voices Auction, both taking place on the 28^th of February.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist for The Harry Kantor Collection.