Sophia Loeb’s ‘Primordial’ Paintings Are Snapped Up by Leading Collectors

Sophia Loeb’s “primordial” paintings have been attracting leading collectors from Dallas to Mexico City, propelling her into the ranks of in-demand, “ultra contemporary” female artists.

Sophia Loeb's HENI Score—a unique artist sentiment index—has surged by an impressive 131% over the past three months. The jump was largely due to one of her typically gestural, semi-abstract paintings, Eu descanso através da sua paz (I Rest Through Your Peace) selling at Christie's for $76,500 in June 2024, 1400% above its low estimate.

The Brazilian artist, who studied in London and graduated from Goldsmiths and then the Royal College of Art, the latter in 2023, was immediately snapped up by London’s Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, which is known for talent spotting. The gallery presented a solo show of her colorful paintings and ceramics the same year, and included Loeb’s work in its booth at Art Basel Miami Beach.

Works by Loeb, who was born in 1997, and is still in her 20s, have attracted the interest of major collectors, not least Howard and Cindy Rachofsky of Dallas. Meanwhile, Jana and Guillermo González presented a solo show of Loeb’s paintings in their new space, Olivia Foundation, in Mexico City. Loeb was its inaugural “spotlight artist” in 2024.

While based in London, Loeb retains strong links to Brazil, the inspiration of her paintings, which she has described as “primordial”. In the summer of 2024 she presented a new work at the nomadic art and design fair Aberto in São Paulo. It was shown at the Modernist home-studio of the artist Tomie Ohtake.

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