South African and International Art

Online-Only Auction, 8 - 18 July 2016

South African and International Art

Sold for

ZAR 23 420
Lot 349
  • Gregoire Boonzaier; Portrait of Bernard Lewis
  • Gregoire Boonzaier; Portrait of Bernard Lewis
  • Gregoire Boonzaier; Portrait of Bernard Lewis
  • Gregoire Boonzaier; Portrait of Bernard Lewis
  • Gregoire Boonzaier; Portrait of Bernard Lewis


Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 23 420

About this Item

South African 1909-2005
Portrait of Bernard Lewis

signed and dated 1929

oil on canvas
39,5 by 35cm excluding frame; 52 by 47 by 4cm including frame

Notes

Bernard Lewis (1870-1956) was a Jewish South African journalist, art critic and author. He cultivated lifelong friendships with the most prominent artists in Cape Town, foremost among whom was DC Boonzaier. The great South African artists Pieter Wenning, Moses Kottler and Gregoire Boonzaier were in his close circle of friends. He served as a trustee of the South African National Art Gallery and published many essays in the South African Nation, Die Huisgenoot, Die Burger, The Cape Argus and The Cape Times. He also wrote several children's books in Afrikaans under the pen name "Helen Blackmore". Wikipedia

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