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Bruce Backhouse

South African 1950- 


Bruce Backhouse is a Johannesburg-based artist who studied fine art at Rhodes University under Brian Bradshaw from 1970 to 1971. Following his studies, he embarked on a 25-year career in the advertising industry, working as an art director and creative director for various agencies. During this time, he created illustrations for ads, articles, and magazine covers. In 1997, Backhouse became the managing director of Image Bank South Africa, where he worked until 2004 when he decided to pursue a full-time career as an artist. Backhouse is a landscape painter with a focus on desert landscapes, specifically those found in the Karoo and Kalahari. Although his landscapes are usually devoid of figures, he also creates satirical drawings and prints featuring people. Backhouse has exhibited his work in multiple solo and group exhibitions throughout South Africa, and his pieces are housed in collections belonging to First National Bank, Rand Merchant Bank, Standard Bank, Unisa, and various private collectors.


7 lots offered      14.29% sold      ZAR 1 994
 

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Bruce Backhouse; Eighteen Indian Oceans, triptych
8 Nov 2023
Starting at ZAR 85 000
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Bruce Backhouse; The Piss-Artist
25 Oct 2022
Starting at ZAR 1 500
 
Bruce Backhouse; Good Comms
19 Oct 2020
Sold for ZAR 1 994
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Bruce Backhouse; Good Comms
1 Jun 2020
Starting at ZAR 1 500
 
Bruce Backhouse; The Piss-Artist
9 Apr 2017
Starting at ZAR 3 000
 
Bruce Backhouse; Seen Arriving at the Great Camdeboo Ball
27 Jul 2015
Starting at ZAR 3 000
 
Bruce Backhouse; The Big Ganda-Ganda
27 Jul 2015
Starting at ZAR 3 000