Strauss & co - 10 October 2016, Cape Town

PROVENANCE Miso Markovina EXHIBITED The South African Association of Arts, Cape Town, 1974 Miso Markovina acquired the painting from the SA Association of Arts Gallery in 1974. In 2006 he asked the artist to restore the painting. In this particular occasion the artist left a note on the reverse of the painting to testify the work done: ‘This painting has been restored in small areas, varnished and glued to plywood to prevent further damage and protect the canvas.’ In the mid 1960s the artist became friendly with Markovina’s wife, Pat, an artist herself, while they were both painting at the the Green Point Art Centre. In 1970 Laubscher, with the approval of Ruth Prowse trustees, opened the Ruth Prowse Art Centre, a unique art school with a balance between tradition and innovation, still home to renowned artists today. Pat later became Laubscher’s personal assistant at the school. The Markovinas and the Laubschers shared their common passions for art and jazz. 271