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'Gerard Bhengu worked largely in watercolour and sepia, and his work often borders on the photo-real, portraying the landscape and people of his country in fine detail. From 1936, he took part in various group exhibitions, such as the 1979 Contemporary African Art in SA touring exhibition and the Historical Perspective of Black Art in SA Exhibition at the Alliance Française, Pretoria in 1986. He held a solo exhibition at the Gallery Beaux-Arts in Johannesburg in 1948, and his work forms part of the collections of the Africana Museum in Johannesburg, the Albany Museum in Grahamstown, and the University of Fort Hare. Bhengu died at the age of 80 at Umlazi, Durban, having made a significant contribution to South Africa's art world as one of the earliest self-taught black artists.'

Johans Borman Fine Art. [Online], Available: www.johansborman.co.za/artist-biographies/bhengu-gerard/ [8 March 2017].