Artists

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George Boys

South African 1930-2014 


South African abstract painter George Boys was born in Johannesburg in 1930. From 1949 to 1953, he studied at the Witwatersrand Technical College and later, became a lecturer at the Pretoria Art Centre. In 1962, he held his first solo exhibition at the Gunther Gallery, which reportedly sold out on the opening evening, and became a full-time artist in 1970. While his signature style was non-figurative abstraction, he often depicted Cosmos flowers against vast abstract landscapes and other scenes like figures and still lifes. He drew inspiration from Japanese calligraphy and was heavily influenced by Wassily Kandinsky, the Russian-born artist and art theorist who is credited as one of the pioneers of abstraction in Western art.

Boys represented South Africa at the 1965 São Paolo Biennale (Brazil) and the 1976 Athens Art Festival (Greece). He lived in and around Johannesburg until 1996 when he emigrated to New Plymouth, New Zealand, where he continued teaching and painting. His work can be found in many public and private collections.


116 lots offered      61.21% sold      ZAR 721 797
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
George Boys; Cosmos
12 Feb 2024
Sold for ZAR 2 932
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Boys; Abstract I
15 Jan 2024
Sold for ZAR 14 070
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Boys; Cosmos
15 Jan 2024
Sold for ZAR 11 725
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Boys; Abstract Composition
27 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 23 450
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Boys; Abstract Composition II
27 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 11 725
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Boys; Blue Abstract
27 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 9 380
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Boys; Red Abstract
27 Nov 2023
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
 
George Boys; Abstract in Brown and Red
9 Oct 2023
Sold for ZAR 2 345
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Boys; Cosmos
9 Oct 2023
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
 
George Boys; Cosmos I
9 Oct 2023
Sold for ZAR 14 070
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Boys; Cosmos II
9 Oct 2023
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
 
George Boys; Flowers
11 Sep 2023
Sold for ZAR 8 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.