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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Washing day, district six, 1974

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier

Washing day, district six, 1974

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Farmstead, 1950

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Farmstead, 1950

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Cape cottages, 1928

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Cape cottages, 1928

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Cottages, 1952

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Cottages, 1952

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Wagons in a street, 1957

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Wagons in a street, 1957

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Self portrait, 1968

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Self portrait, 1968

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Self portrait, 1962

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Self portrait, 1962

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Landscape looking towards False Bay, 1928

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Landscape looking towards False Bay, 1928

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House with peach tree in blossom

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House with peach tree in blossom

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Gnarled oaks, 1953

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Gnarled oaks, 1953

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Houses in Spain, 1936

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Houses in Spain, 1936

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Sunny morning, Malaga, 1936

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Sunny morning, Malaga, 1936

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Rooftops with tree, 1954

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Rooftops with tree, 1954

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Self portrait, 1997

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Self portrait, 1997

Sale Date: November 20, 2006

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Still life with sweet peas in a vase, 1931

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Still life with sweet peas in a vase, 1931

Sale Date: November 20, 2006

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Laningkie, Rondebosch, 1956

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Laningkie, Rondebosch, 1956

Sale Date: November 20, 2006

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Upper Caledon Street, District Six, Cape Town, 1970

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Upper Caledon Street, District Six, Cape Town, 1970

Sale Date: November 20, 2006

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Geel huis, Distrik Ses, Kaapstad, 1960

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Geel huis, Distrik Ses, Kaapstad, 1960

Sale Date: November 20, 2006

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Looking towards Clifton from Bakoven, 1932

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Looking towards Clifton from Bakoven, 1932

Sale Date: November 20, 2006

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Morning sun, District Six (+ 3 others; set..., 1974

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Morning sun, District Six (+ 3 others; set..., 1974

Sale Date: November 20, 2006

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Milkwood trees, Onrus River, 1986

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Milkwood trees, Onrus River, 1986

Sale Date: November 20, 2006

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Druiwe Pakkers, 1960

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Druiwe Pakkers, 1960

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Seated figures, 1965

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier

Seated figures, 1965

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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District Six, 1942

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier

District Six, 1942

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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