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Penny Siopis

South African · b. 1953 · Painter, Printmaker

Penny Siopis is a South African artist from Cape Town. She was born in Vryburg in the North West province from Greek parents who had moved after inheriting a bakery from Siopis… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Penny Siopis, Al Fresco, 1990, oil and collage on boardAl FrescoStrauss & Co · ZAR 3,431,250≈ $209,787≈ £155,755≈ €180,322Sign up to see
  2. Penny Siopis, Act I Scene II, oil on canvasAct I Scene IIStrauss & Co · ZAR 1,138,000≈ $77,725≈ £59,396≈ €71,158Sign up to see
  3. Penny Siopis, Cake, 1982, oil and found objects on canvasCakeStrauss & Co · ZAR 852,600≈ $73,119≈ £52,094≈ €58,664Sign up to see

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  1. Penny Siopis, Cornucopia, colour lithograph
    Cornucopia
    Lithograph
    48,5 by 33cm excluding frame; 77,5 by 59,5 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 325
    ZAR 14,070≈ $1,015≈ £809≈ €901Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  2. Penny Siopis, Pastime, lithograph
    Pastime
    Lithograph
    image size: 29 by 42cm; 65 by 76,5 by 2cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 2
    ZAR 22,760≈ $1,512≈ £1,189≈ €1,341Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  3. Penny Siopis, Slings and Arrows, oil, ink and glue on canvas
    Slings and Arrows
    Oil · Canvas
    20,5 by 25,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 28
    ZAR 85,350≈ $6,044≈ £4,720≈ €5,367Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  4. Penny Siopis, Penny Siopis: Passions and Panics, The Goodman Gallery Exhibition Poster, Johannesburg, November 2005, colour photolithograph
    Penny Siopis: Passions and Panics, The Goodman Gallery Exhibition Poster, Johannesburg, November 2005
    Lithograph · ed. 39/120
    sheet size: 67 by 82cm; 80 by 95 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 163
    ZAR 5,277≈ $419≈ £310≈ €352Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. Penny Siopis, Cake, 1982, oil and found objects on canvas
    Cake, 1982
    Oil · Canvas
    90 by 120cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 36
    ZAR 852,600≈ $73,119≈ £52,094≈ €58,664Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 600,000–800,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. Penny Siopis, Allsorts, oil on canvas
    Allsorts
    Oil · Canvas
    53 by 72cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 264
    ZAR 511,560≈ $40,152≈ £31,099≈ €35,694Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 300,000–500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  7. Penny Siopis, Spell, 2007, ink, oil and glue on paper
    Spell, 2007
    Oil · Paper
    25 by 34cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 145
    ZAR 62,524≈ $4,647≈ £3,740≈ €4,201Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  8. Penny Siopis, Body: Blush, ink, oil and glue on paper
    Body: Blush
    Oil · Paper
    37,5 by 27cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 146
    ZAR 43,199≈ $3,211≈ £2,584≈ €2,902Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  9. Penny Siopis, Sleeping Baby, colour lithograph with chine collé
    Sleeping Baby
    Lithograph
    34 by 46cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 171
    ZAR 15,916≈ $1,183≈ £952≈ €1,069Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  10. Penny Siopis, Invention de l'Hysterie, pastel on paper
    Invention de l'Hysterie
    Pastel · Paper
    125 by 83cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 268
    ZAR 250,096≈ $18,587≈ £14,961≈ €16,803Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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About Penny Siopis

Penny Siopis is a South African artist from Cape Town. She was born in Vryburg in the North West province from Greek parents who had moved after inheriting a bakery from Siopis maternal grandfather. Siopis studied Fine Arts at Rhodes University in Makhanda, completing her master's degree in 1976, after which she pursued postgraduate studies at Portsmouth Polytechnic in the United Kingdom. She taught Fine Arts at the Technikon Natal in Durban from 1980 to 1983. In 1984 she took up a lectureship at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. During this time she was also visiting research fellow at the University of Leeds (1992–93) and visiting professor in fine arts at Umeå University in Sweden (2000) as part of an interinstitutional exchange. With an honorary doctorate from Rhodes University, Makhanda – Siopis is currently honorary professor at Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town.

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