Strauss & co - 7 November 2016, Johannesburg

176 The Collection of Ruth and Jerome Siegel, New York Over the course of many years, influential New York art collectors Ruth and Jerome Siegel assembled a remarkable private art collection that filled their residences. The Siegel Collection includes a range of artistic styles and periods, from the likes of Howard Hodgkin and Anish Kapoor to David Hockney and the Pop masterpieces of their friend Robert Indiana. The collection also includes a number of rare and important pieces from South Africa. The American and European pictures will be auctioned at Christie’s, New York, but the South African component is to be auctioned locally by Strauss & Co. Ruth Siegel was an art consultant and founder of the Art Latitude Gallery and the Ruth Siegel Art Gallery in New York. She was also a board member of MoMA PS1, the Museum of Art and Design, and the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies. Jerome ‘Jerry’ Siegel was a prominent American entrepreneur, and founder of steel and commodities firm Titan Industrial Corporation. Ruth in particular did much to support young artists and developing talent. The couple were also known as generous philanthropists, particularly in the fields of education and medicine. Lots 235, 236, 237, 238, 239