Britt Boutros-Ghali, 1937

Available Artwork for Purchase

Untitled, 2025 (No 22-025)
165 x 130 cm (65 x 51 in.) | Acrylic on canvas

17,500 CHF

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Untitled, 2025 (No 15-025)
170 x 140 cm (67 x 55 in.) | Acrylic on canvas

20,000 CHF

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BRITT BOUTROS-GHALI, 1937


Britt Boutros-Ghali is a world-class artist following the tradition of the abstract expressionist and colorfield giants, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Joan Mitchell, and Franz Kline.

Britt was born in 1937 in Svolvaer, in the Northern part of Norway, where the saturation of light in the summer was juxtaposed by the lack thereof in winter. She endured the harsh weather and daunting pressure of the Second World War. This emotional backdrop provided a fertile landscape for her bursting, colorful, and emotional work.

Britt has spent the last five decades living and working in Egypt where she is an integral part of the country's artistic community. Her art, characterized by vibrant colors and large-scale energetic paintings, draws inspiration from Egypt's rich and exotic culture. Employing "action painting", her work embodies a sense of spontaneity and creativity.

The physicality of Britt's work is evident through her seasoned and competent use of materials — the subject and outcome are determined through methodical structure, yet spontaneous in the outcome, hence allowing for the nature of the materials and her use of them to unfold and tell their mysteries

Britt has been exhibited worldwide since her first exhibition in Paris in 1962 and is held in many public and private collections. In 1996, she received the prestigious St. Olav's Order, Norway's highest artistic honor, from King Harald for her cultural and artistic contributions. In 2023, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award for Women in the Arts from the Egyptian government, a significant recognition in her adopted homeland that contributed to the recent surge in her work’s prices.

who are the top female artists today? Britt Boutros-Ghali is coming back into the international fold with a fervor and exciting not seen since the resurgence of Hilma af Klimt. However, the artist is alive and well living and working in Egypt.

Britt Boutros-Ghali | Agami, Egypt, 2024. Photo: Ayman Lofty ©2025

Marwa Mansour Collection, Egypt

Coca Cola Collection

Mercedes Benz Collection

Museum of Modern and Contemporary Arab Art, Doha, Qatar

Museum of Modern Art, Cairo, Egypt

Queen Noor, Museum of Modern Art, Aman, Jourdan

Norsk Hydro Collection

Church of Norway, Alta, Norway

Catholic Church of Bavaria, Germany

Kunst og Industrimuseum, Trondheim, Norway

Saltstrømmen Art Center, Norway - Permanent Installation

Hardanger and Voss Museum, Utne, Norway

Galleri Nord Norge, Harstad, Norway - Permanent Installation

Slovak National Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia 

Musée d'Art Contemporain, Marrakesh, Morocco

Galeri Kvale Hammerfest, Norway - Permanent Installation

Kranes Galeri, Tromso, Norway - Permanent Installation

Galeri Vesterålen, Sortland, Norway - Permanent Installation

Paletten, Harstad, Norway - Permanent Installation

Public Collections

For years, Britt's prices remained significantly below the international market, allowing people to purchase multiple paintings. Despite lacking European and US gallery representation for the past twenty years, Britt sold 70 to 100 paintings annually, primarily in Egypt and the Middle East. However, in the past three years, prices for Britt's paintings have experienced significant growth. Her prices have been bolstered by her representation by TrafficArts, which has strategically been working towards aligning her prices with the international market and building her secondary market by placing works at auctions.

This year, Britt will announce new partnerships with Galerie Son in Germany and Korea, where her work will be featured in a solo exhibition in May ‘25. Page Gallery, Seoul, Korea in September ‘25. Varvara Roz Gallery in London will host a solo show of her works in early October ‘25, and Cahier D’art, the reknown art publishing house and gallery will feature works in a solo show in mid-October ‘25.

These developments underscore the growing recognition and value of Britt's art, expanding her presence in Europe—returning to her roots in Norway, Germany, and the UK—and Asia. This increasing visibility, and upcoming collaborations make it likely that her prices will continue to rise.

Market Presence

Strong Historical Return

Over the past four years, the prices of Britt Boutros-Ghali's large-scale paintings have increased by an impressive 337.5%, yielding an annualized return of 44.6%. We have completed 2 Fractionalizations of the artists work in 2024, and 1 in 2025

Completed Fractionalization Offerings

Artist’s Galleries and Representation

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