Signed and dated by Gregoire Boonzaier.

Published by Unie-Volkspers in Cape Town in 1949.

Illustrated hardcover with 48 pages of text and 83 illustration plates.

Written by Gregoire Boonzaier and Israel-Isaac “Lippy” Lipshitz, this extraordinary book tells the story of South African artist Pieter Willem Frederick Wenning.

Boonzaier and Lipshitz were founding members of the “New Group”, a collective of South African artists established in 1937. The New Group served as a forum and mouthpiece of young South African art for almost 15 years, staging exhibitions throughout the country, and providing rural areas with a glimpse of the new trends in art. The New Group also included amongst its members Judith Gluckman, Louis Maurice, Solly Disner and Walter Battiss.

Boonzaier signed the book in Vermont in the Western Cape, presumably at his beloved Geelhuis which became fondly known as Gregoire se Geelhuis.

Gregoire Boonzaier (1909–2005) was a South African artist well known for his landscapes, portraits and still life paintings. He was a famous exponent of Cape Impressionism, a founder of the New Group, and a contributor, through his artworks, to the struggle against apartheid.

The dust jacket is missing but the book is in excellent condition; a few minor marks and light scratches on front and back cover, bent bottom right corner and offsetting from dust jacket on end pages.

313 x 242 x 13mm

R1,250