ART & GARDENS

Parallel to Laurence Graff’s international reputation as “The King of Diamonds”, is his global status as contemporary art aficionado and collector. He sits on the International Director Council of both the Guggenheim in New York and the Tate Modern in London.

Evidently no newcomer to the South African art scene, Laurence Graff has, over time assembled a collection of local works that many a global institution would give their eye teeth for.

Walking through the aesthetically charged spaces and grounds on the estate, one is privileged to spend time among an acclaimed collection of South African paintings and sculptures from the likes of Sydney Kumalo, Dylan Lewis, Fred Schimmel, Durant Sihlali, Deborah Bell, Anton Smit, and a couple of Kentridge’s – including a rare collaboration between Kentridge, Robert Hodgins, and Deborah Bell.