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Kenneth Bakker

South African 1926-1988 


Kenneth Bakker was born in Cape Town in 1926. He studied under Erik Laubscher at the Contemporary School of Art in Cape Town between 1950 and 1952. Bakker lived in Simonstown for much of his life alongside his wife and fellow artist Bernadine Biden. The coastal scenery and the sea greatly inspired Bakker’s artwork. As his career progressed, his work became increasingly non-figurative and abstracted, which was new and innovative at the time. He also embraced a muted, neutral colour palette. In the late 1960s, Bakker began creating multi-media relief constructions, another unique output.

He exhibited at the São Paulo Biennale in 1963 and 1969. In the 1963 iteration, he became the first South African to ever receive an award at the festival. In 1966, he participated in the 33rd Venice Biennale. Bakker’s work is included in many important South African collections, such as the Pretoria Art Museum, William Humphreys Art Gallery in Kimberly, Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town, and the Hester Rupert Museum in Graaff-Reinet.


50 lots offered      76.00% sold      ZAR 1 135 404
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Kenneth Bakker; Composition with Jasper
15 Jan 2024
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Kenneth Bakker; Abstract 64
27 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 8 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Kenneth Bakker; Composition No 32
27 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 29 313
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Kenneth Bakker; Elements of Landscape No 18
27 Nov 2023
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
 
Kenneth Bakker; Elements of Landscape No 26
27 Nov 2023
Starting at ZAR 6 000
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Kenneth Bakker; Geomorph No. 5
11 Sep 2023
Sold for ZAR 8 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Kenneth Bakker; Rocks and Cormorants
11 Sep 2023
Sold for ZAR 25 795
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Kenneth Bakker; Composition with Jasper
11 Sep 2023
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
 
Kenneth Bakker; Spherical Forms No 9
27 Mar 2023
Sold for ZAR 32 830
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Kenneth Bakker; Rock Forms
16 May 2022
Sold for ZAR 17 588
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Kenneth Bakker; Spherical Forms No 9
16 May 2022
ZAR 50 000 - 60 000
 
Kenneth Bakker; Standing Form
25 Apr 2022
Sold for ZAR 5 863
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.