Lot 288: Susan Helm Davies - Marigold in Box

Susan Helm Davies
Marigold in Box
signed and dated 2016; signed, dated, inscribed with the medium and the title on the reverse
acrylic on board
54 by 47cm

The quirky, neat, exquisite still-lifes by Susan Davies, playful with perspective, bold in colour, and beautifully, temptingly tactile, have seldom appeared on the secondary market. After glancing at any of her pictures, it should come as little surprise that the artist studied under Jack and Jane Heath at the University of Natal (1963-1966), and has subsequently taught and painted alongside Jinny Heath in Pietermaritzburg.