It encompasses different styles of art ranging from paintings, drawings to sculptures from the historical to modern times.
This list provides some of the most remarkable visual artists in South Africa who have significantly influenced the industry.
Interestingly, some of their pieces when auctioned are worth a lot.
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He is known to have worked on various mediums ranging from sculpture, printing, to painting.
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This list provides details of other artists and where to access their work.
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He specialised in landscape and portraits in a photo-realistic style.
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His paintings were not mere representations of existing places and things but existed as indelible retrospections.
Maggie Laubser (R500,000 to R5 million)
Maggie Laubser lived between 1886 and 1973.
She was a renowned painter and a member of the South African Society of Artists.
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Her exposure to eminent painters inspired her expressionist painting style.
Maggie’s work can be found in the following art galleries.
Gerard Sekoto (R500,000 to R5 million)
Gerard Sekoto was born in December 1913 to a missionary family.
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It became the first picture by a black artist to enter the museum collection.
Between 1942 and 1945, he worked on his most beloved work.
This period was known as ‘the golden years of his art.’
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He relocated to Paris in 1947 and stayed there until he died in 1993.
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He was born in 1955 in Johannesburg.
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His work takes expressive forms, including sculptures, drawings, paintings, printmaking, and filming.
Exhibitions of his work have been displayed in the following locations.
Anton van Wouw (R1 million to R10 million)
Anton van Wouw lived between 1862 and 1945.
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He was a Dutch-born sculptor who is often regarded as the father of South African sculpture.
He also worked on a ton of small-scale sculptures of both African and Boer figures.
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The painting was one of the best-selling pieces of art in the twentieth century.
His life inspired his subjects in China, Indonesia, and Singapore, and in South Africa.
According to Boris Gorelik, he was the richest artist after Picasso.
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His art showed an array of elements ranging from African masks, African art, and nature.
Recognition of his work grew in the 1960s and has since then taken root.
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JH Pierneef (R3 million to R25 million)
Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef lived between 1886 and 1957.
He was a renowned landscape artist and generally considered among the best South African artists.
He had a distinctive style that greatly influenced the South African landscape.
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Pierneef’s work can be seen worldwide in most of the private, corporate, and public collections.
She explored Africa to capture the landscapes that are unique to the continent.
In 1971, theUniversity of Cape Townmade her home,The Firs,the Irma Stern Museum.
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This list of the most remarkable visual artists in South Africa is proof of how endowed the country is.
If you wish to check out their work, you should visit the country’s art galleries and museums.
The locations are home to art by individuals who have been bold enough to express themselves through their crafts.
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The details will prompt you to want to visit one.
She graduated from Meru University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering in 2019.
In 2023, Priscillah finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques.
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