Modern & Contemporary African Art

Gregoire Boonzaier

Lion's Head, Malay Quarter

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Gregoire Boonzaier

South African

(1909-2005)

Lion's Head, Malay Quarter

signed and dated 1956 (lower right); signed and inscribed Leevkop Vanat die Slamse Ruurt, Kaapstad (on the reverse)

oil on canvas

41 by 51cm., 16⅛ by 20⅛in.

framed: 62 by 72cm., 24⅜ by 28⅜in.

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier was a South African artist best known for his landscapes, portraits and still life paintings. His work often demonstrates his enduring interest in the historic areas of the Cape. this beautifully rendered painting illustrates the Bo-Kaap, which is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.