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Sue Williamson and Ashraf Jamal, Art in South Africa: the future present, Publisher David Philip (Cape Town), 1996. Frank Herreman and Mark D'Amato, Liberated voices: contemporary art from South Africa, The Museum for African Art, 1999. Emma Bedford and Sophie Perryer, 10 Years 100 Artists: Art In A Democratic South Africa, Struik, 2004.
South African art is the visual art produced by the people inhabiting the territory occupied by the modern country of South Africa. The oldest art objects in the world were discovered in a South African cave. Archaeologists have discovered two sets of art kits thought to be 100,000 years old at a cave in South Africa.
The Iziko South African National Gallery is the national art gallery of South Africa located in Cape Town. It became part of the Iziko collection of museums – as managed by the Department of Arts and Culture – in 2001. It then became an agency of the Department of Arts and Culture.
Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier OMSS (31 July 1909 – 22 April 2005) was a South African artist well known for his landscapes, portraits and still life paintings.He was a famous exponent of Cape Impressionism, a founder of the New Group, and a contributor, through his art works, to the struggle against apartheid.
Many of the most famous South African artists are represented in the gallery. The most important collection is that of Alexis Preller (1911-1975). Irma Stern (1894–1966) has three portraits and a still life there. Among the oldest artists whose work is shown here is Thomas William Bowler (1812-1869) and Frederick Timpson I'Ons (1802-1887).
Esther Mahlangu (born 11 November 1935) is a South African artist. [1] She is known for her bold large-scale contemporary paintings that reference her Ndebele heritage. [2] She is one of South Africa's best known artists.
In May 1926 he started with a bust of J. B. M. Hertzog, then Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, the sittings taking place at Groote Schuur. The bust was cast in bronze in London and presented on 30 April 1927. In October 1926, he is busy on Meidjie one of the most famous Kottler sculptures, now in the Johannesburg Art Gallery. [4]
Jacobus Hendrik (Henk) Pierneef (usually referred to as Pierneef) (13 August 1886 Pretoria – 4 October 1957 Pretoria), [1] was a South African landscape artist, generally considered to be one of the best of the old South African masters. His distinctive style is widely recognised and his work was greatly influenced by the South African landscape.
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