Strauss & co - 1 December 2018, Cape Town

42 Zeitz MOCAA Benefit Art Auction Kate Gottgens’ paintings have been described as ‘raw’,‘seductive’, and ‘edgy’. Cast in decadent environments that often resemble suburban scenes, the figures that make up her paintings appear mute, isolated, and at odds with one another and their surrounds. In Night-Thoughts (2018), a slumped figure lays bent over in the foetal position. Their loose, washed outline is barely visible, floating above the surrounding architecture, which cuts heavily across and through the frame. Here we see the colours, compositions and forms that have become so characteristic of Gottgens’ mood- infused canvases, with their sense of allure and anxiety. Kate Gottgens (b. 1965, South Africa) has had numerous exhibitions with SMAC Gallery, and has exhibited work at Sydney Contemporary, Sydney (Australia: 2018); NUNC Contemporary- Antwerp, Antwerp (Belgium: 2015); MiArt, Milan (Italy: 2014); SCOPE FAIR, Miami (USA: 2014); and the 8th New Delhi Triennale, New Delhi (India: 1994). 19 Kate Gottgens SOUTH AFRICAN 1965- Night-Thoughts 2018 oil on canvas 150 by 150cm ZAR120 000 - 180 000 £6 600 - 10 000 $8 500 - 12 900 € 7 500 - 10 000 PROVENANCE Donated by the artist. Courtesy of SMAC Gallery.