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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Siek seun en besoekers, 1970

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Siek seun en besoekers, 1970

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Milkwood trees, 1986

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Milkwood trees, 1986

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Shanty town, 1982

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Shanty town, 1982

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Street scene with figures, 1967

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Street scene with figures, 1967

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Farmhouse in a landscape, 1950

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Farmhouse in a landscape, 1950

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Leunende dennebome, Kennilworth, Kaap, 1977

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Leunende dennebome, Kennilworth, Kaap, 1977

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Still life with fruit, 1956

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Still life with fruit, 1956

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The diary, 1945

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The diary, 1945

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Japonikas in groen vaas, 1973

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Japonikas in groen vaas, 1973

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Twee eikenbome en Duiwels Piek, Kennelworth..., 1983

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Twee eikenbome en Duiwels Piek, Kennelworth..., 1983

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Man in a hat, 1975

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Man in a hat, 1975

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A mine scene, 1958

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A mine scene, 1958

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Self portrait, 1996

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Self portrait, 1996

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Die groen toring, D. ses, 1987

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Die groen toring, D. ses, 1987

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Kanaal, bote en Bruggie, Venesië, 1973

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Kanaal, bote en Bruggie, Venesië, 1973

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Straat met moskee & tafelbaai, 1976

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Straat met moskee & tafelbaai, 1976

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Self-portrait in profile, 1969

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Self-portrait in profile, 1969

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Bome en Stroom, midde Afrika

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Bome en Stroom, midde Afrika

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Path through the Bushveld, 1976

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Path through the Bushveld, 1976

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Bo-Kaap street scene, 1953

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Bo-Kaap street scene, 1953

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A view from Bo-Kaap, 1940

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A view from Bo-Kaap, 1940

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Still life with orange, apple and pawpaw, 1934

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Still life with orange, apple and pawpaw, 1934

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Two old trees, Kenilworth, cape, 1969

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Two old trees, Kenilworth, cape, 1969

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The smoker's desk, 1931

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The smoker's desk, 1931

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