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George Ortiz

1927–2013 · Bolivia, Switzerland

Geneva collector (1927-2013) whose collection of ancient and tribal art, shown in London in 1994, included Cypriot terracottas listed by Vassos Karageorghis in 1996.

Biography

George Ortiz, whose collection included Cypriot terracottas, was born in Paris on 10 May 1927, the son of the Bolivian ambassador Jorge Ortiz Linares and Graziella, daughter of Simon I. Patino. A trip to Greece in 1949 began his collecting, and he lived in Geneva1.

His collection was published as a catalogue in 19933. About 280 pieces were shown in St Petersburg, Moscow, London (the Royal Academy, 1994) and Berlin1. Vassos Karageorghis included Cypriot terracottas from the collection in The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus (1996)2.

He campaigned against the 1970 UNESCO convention and the 1995 UNIDROIT convention1. He died in Geneva on 8 October 20131.

Life and work

  1. 1993
    The George Ortiz Collection published as a catalogue (Benteli, Bern).

    BernWikipedia (2026). George Ortiz

  2. 1994
    Selection of about 280 pieces from the collection shown at the Royal Academy, London (earlier at the Hermitage and Pushkin Museum, later Altes Museum, Berlin).

    LondonWikipedia (2026). George Ortiz

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Sources

  1. 1.Wikipedia (2026). “George Ortiz”. Online
  2. 2.V. Karageorghis (1996). The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus. 81-82.
  3. 3.George Ortiz (1993). The George Ortiz Collection. Benteli.
  4. 4.V. Karageorghis, 1996, The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus.
  5. 5.<i>The Coroplastic Art of Ancient Cyprus</i>. Vassos Karageorghis. (1996).

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