Notes

‘Aileen Lipkin’s work is important, not only for its technical brilliance, but for the statement she makes on man’s past and future destiny, the challenges that beset him and their probable solution. As she has been involved in extensive research for this collection, spending much time in the Middle East, she has not exhibited for six years. The collection is one of the most exciting ever shown in this gallery; we are proud to have been given the opportunity to exhibit.'¹

Aileen Lipkin is a South African-born artist who, after her first successful Johannesburg exhibition, left for London in 1960 to study at the Central School of Art. She subsequently had two remarkably well-received exhibitions in London before returning to South Africa in 1962. Her first exhibition following her return was held in Johannesburg in 1963 and was met with critical acclaim. In 1964 she was again invited to exhibit in London. Over the years she exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery in 1967, was selected as one of seven artists to represent South Africa at the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon and was commissioned in 1968 to provide four mural panels for the landmark President Hotel in South Africa. She continued to work in different media and to exhibit locally and abroad, and her work is held in important public museums in South Africa and internationally<sup>.

1</sup> Extract from the invitation to the Goodman Gallery’s DUNGMAN exhibition, March 1984.

Provenance

Purchased by the current owner from the 1984 Goodman Gallery exhibition.

Exhibited

Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, DUNGMAN, March 1984. Illustrated in colour on the invitation's cover.