Strauss & co - 16 May 2011, Johannesburg

142 243 Gregoire Johannes BOONZAIER south african 1909–2005 A Steep Street with Lamp Post signed and dated 1966 oil on canvas laid-down on board 57 by 46 cm R400 000 – 600 000 Gregoire Boonzaier was born and based in the Cape and though he travelled and painted in other regions and many countries abroad, he always returned to the Cape as a favourite subject and constant source of inspiration. The architecture and cultural fabric of parts of Cape Town, which had retained their integrity largely due to poverty and neglect, held special appeal for the artist. It’s in these areas that he would set up his easel to capture the weathered buildings and the winding streets full of life and activity. provenance Die Kunskamer, Cape Town. The Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg. exhibited South African National Gallery, Cape Town, Sanlam Exhibition 69 , catalogue number 38. Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria, Sanlam Exhibition , catalogue number 99.