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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African Art, Contemporary Art, Impressionist and Modern Art

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Along the Liesbeek River, Cape, 1945

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier

Along the Liesbeek River, Cape, 1945

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Rural Buildings with Figures, 1947

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Rural Buildings with Figures, 1947

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Street with Table Mountain, 1971

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Street with Table Mountain, 1971

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House and Table Bay, de Villiers St. Dist...., 1970

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House and Table Bay, de Villiers St. Dist...., 1970

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Street Scene, 1976

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Street Scene, 1976

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Kerk met Vier Groen Torings, Venesia [sic], 1991

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Kerk met Vier Groen Torings, Venesia [sic], 1991

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Windswept Trees, 1971

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Windswept Trees, 1971

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Malay Quarter, Cape Town, 1972

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Malay Quarter, Cape Town, 1972

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Seinheuwel vanaf Distrik Ses, Kaapstad, 1973

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Seinheuwel vanaf Distrik Ses, Kaapstad, 1973

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Along the Liesbeek River, Cape, 1945

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Along the Liesbeek River, Cape, 1945

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Thatched Cottage, 1942

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Thatched Cottage, 1942

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Stormy Skies, Cape, 1961

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Stormy Skies, Cape, 1961

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Agter die Moskee Distrik Ses, 1991

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Agter die Moskee Distrik Ses, 1991

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District Six, recto; Houses with Figures and , 1990

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District Six, recto; Houses with Figures and , 1990

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Houses and Signal Hill (District Six), 1989

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Houses and Signal Hill (District Six), 1989

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Coastal Community, 1964

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Coastal Community, 1964

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Philippi Farm, 1928

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Philippi Farm, 1928

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Kommetjie, 1927

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Kommetjie, 1927

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Bo Kaap, 1940

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Bo Kaap, 1940

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Three bare oak trees with suburban cottages, , 1976

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier

Three bare oak trees with suburban cottages, , 1976

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Cottages, 1938

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Cottages, 1938

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N stil oggend Op Mamre, naby darling, Kaap, 1948

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier

N stil oggend Op Mamre, naby darling, Kaap, 1948

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District Six, 1991

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District Six, 1991

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Waenhuiskrans, 1961

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Waenhuiskrans, 1961

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