Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier

(South African, 1909–2005)

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier was a South African painter best known for his pastel-hued depictions of towns and landscapes around Cape Town. His geometric style was influenced by South African artist Pieter Willem Frederick Wenning, but also Modernists such as Paul Cézanne, Georges Braque, and Maurice Utrillo. Born on July 31, 1909 in Cape Town, South Africa, Boonzaier went on to study at the Heatherley School of Fine Art in London and traveled around Europe throughout the 1930s, gathering the French painting influences that were to define the rest of his career. Upon moving back to Cape Town, Boonzaier notably began portraying poorer parts of the city in his paintings. He was an active protestor of apartheid and used his position on the board of the South African National Gallery in Cape Town to further this cause. Today, his works are in the collections of the Museum Afrika in Johannesburg, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum in Port Elizabeth, and the Iziko South Africa National Gallery in Cape Town, among others. Boonzaier died on April 22, 2005 in Onrusrivier, South Africa.

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District Six, 1968

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District Six, 1968

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Street Scene in Cape Town, 1960

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Street Scene in Cape Town, 1960

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Yellow House and Large Tree, 1990

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Yellow House and Large Tree, 1990

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Bare Tree and Lion's Head, Malay Quarter, 1970

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier

Bare Tree and Lion's Head, Malay Quarter, 1970

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District Six with Blue Truck, 1966

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District Six with Blue Truck, 1966

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Bloubergstrand, 1934

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Bloubergstrand, 1934

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recto: FLOWERS IN BROWN VASE; verso: BLOMME..., 1969

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recto: FLOWERS IN BROWN VASE; verso: BLOMME..., 1969

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GEEL HUIS INTERIOR, 1990

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GEEL HUIS INTERIOR, 1990

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TREES AT SUNSET, 1969

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TREES AT SUNSET, 1969

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Veld Shoes

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Veld Shoes "Homage to Van Gogh, 1971

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Melkhand Bome, 1988

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Melkhand Bome, 1988

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Demolition, District Six, Cape Town, 1976

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Demolition, District Six, Cape Town, 1976

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Aand Toneel naby die Reisiesbaan,..., 1989

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Aand Toneel naby die Reisiesbaan,..., 1989

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Houses and Trees, 1939

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Houses and Trees, 1939

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Bare Oaks and Cottages, Winter, 1989

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Bare Oaks and Cottages, Winter, 1989

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Town Scene, 1980

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Town Scene, 1980

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Man in Green Shirt, 1976

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Man in Green Shirt, 1976

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Spring Tobacco (Street scene), 1965

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier

Spring Tobacco (Street scene), 1965

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Cape Homestead

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Cape Homestead

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The Wash House, Malay Quarter, 1957

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier

The Wash House, Malay Quarter, 1957

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Trees in a Landscape, 1980

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier

Trees in a Landscape, 1980

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Landscape with Trees, 1996

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier

Landscape with Trees, 1996

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Two Trees and Cottages in the Background, 1990

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier

Two Trees and Cottages in the Background, 1990

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STILL LIFE WITH ORANGE, APPLE AND PAWPAW, 1934

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier

STILL LIFE WITH ORANGE, APPLE AND PAWPAW, 1934

Sale Date: October 5, 2021

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