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George Boys

South African 1930-2014 


South African abstract painter George Boys was born in Johannesburg in 1930. From 1949 to 1953, he studied at the Witwatersrand Technical College and later, became a lecturer at the Pretoria Art Centre. In 1962, he held his first solo exhibition at the Gunther Gallery, which reportedly sold out on the opening evening, and became a full-time artist in 1970. While his signature style was non-figurative abstraction, he often depicted Cosmos flowers against vast abstract landscapes and other scenes like figures and still lifes. He drew inspiration from Japanese calligraphy and was heavily influenced by Wassily Kandinsky, the Russian-born artist and art theorist who is credited as one of the pioneers of abstraction in Western art.

Boys represented South Africa at the 1965 São Paolo Biennale (Brazil) and the 1976 Athens Art Festival (Greece). He lived in and around Johannesburg until 1996 when he emigrated to New Plymouth, New Zealand, where he continued teaching and painting. His work can be found in many public and private collections.


107 lots offered      62.62% sold      ZAR 686 036
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
George Boys; Cosmos
11 Apr 2023
Sold for ZAR 23 450
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Boys; Abstract
13 Feb 2023
Starting at ZAR 5 000
 
George Boys; Celestial Sphere
13 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 9 967
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Boys; Abstract in Blue and Purple
28 Nov 2022
Starting at ZAR 4 800
 
George Boys; Cosmos Flowers
25 Oct 2022
Sold for ZAR 21 105
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Boys; Purple Abstract
25 Oct 2022
Starting at ZAR 20 000
 
George Boys; Germination
3 Oct 2022
Starting at ZAR 5 000
 
George Boys; Cosmos
3 Oct 2022
Sold for ZAR 14 070
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Boys; Farm House
3 Oct 2022
Sold for ZAR 5 863
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Boys; Cosmos
25 Jul 2022
Sold for ZAR 9 380
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Boys; Flowers in Pot
25 Jul 2022
Sold for ZAR 22 278
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Boys; Cosmos
25 Jul 2022
Starting at ZAR 10 000