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Alfred Krenz (1899-1980)
Alfred Frederick Krenz 1899-1980 Basutos Going Through Mealies Signed And Dated '59 On Board 91 By 108Cm Exhibited: Alfred Krenz Retrospective Exhibition, South African National Gallery, Cape Town, Pretoria Art Museum, 1975, Catalogue Number 13 Krenz Went More Than Once To Lesotho, The Then Basutoland. He Stayed At Teyateyaneng And Roma And Travelled From There Into The Countryside. The Many Sketches And Paintings He Made There Show His Delight In The Rural Landscape, With Huts And The People With Their Colourful Blankets. Ellen Davis-Mesman, The Colourful Palette Of Alfred Krenz, Onrust River, 1998, Page 64
Davis-Mesman, E. The Colourful Palette Of Alfred Krenz Onrust River: Ellen Davis- Mesman, 1998 Col. & B/W Illustrations 4To Hardcover, Dustjacket And Two Others - Spies, L. - Kaffie Pretorius En Haar Wêreld, 1992, Hardcover - Borman, J. & Siebrits, W. - Aspects Of South African Art 1903 - 1999, 2001, Hardcover (3)
[ Books ] Davis-Mesman, Ellen The Colourful Palette Of Alfred Krenz Onrust River: Ellen-Davis-Mesman, 1998 Col. And B/W Illustrations Folio Hardback, Dustjacket, Dustjacket With Plastic Protective Covering And Joubert, D.M., The Art Of Zakkie Eloff (Cape Town: Vlaeberg, 1992), Col. And B/W Illustrations, Hardback, Dustjacket With Plastic Protective Covering, And Danie De Jager: A Lifetime Of Sculpture (Hartbeespoort: The Artist, N.D.), Small 8Vo, Ringback Binding, Col. And B/W Illustrations (3)
Davis-Mesman, E. The Colourful Palette Of Alfred Krenz Onrust Rivier: Ellen Davis- Mesman, 1998 Col. & B/W Illustrations 4To Hardcover, Dustjacket, Mint Condition, And Two Others - Joubert, D. M. - Die Kuns Van Zakkie Eloff, 1992, Dustjacket - Arnott, B. - Lippy Lipshitz, 1969, Quarter Leather Bound Hardcover, Damage To Leather At Head And Tail Of Spine (3)
Davis-Mesman, E. The Colourful Palette Of Alfred Krenz Ellen-Davis-Mesman, 1998 Hardcover, Col. & B/W Illustrations, Dustjacket In Good Condition, With A Forward By Erik Laubscher And An Introduction By Ellen Davis-Mesman, Signed By The Author ? Verloren Van Themaat, Elsa - Pranas Domsaitis, Hardback, Dustjacket With Minor Damage ? Coetzer, W. H - W H Coetzer 80, Hardcover, Dustjacket With Damage To The Margins And Spine, Tears Visible, First Edition, First Impression1980, Edition Is Limited To 1000 Numbered Copies Of Which This Is No: 335 ? Zaloumis, A - Zulu Tribal Art, Hardcover, Dustjacket In Good Condition, With Photography By Ian Difford (4)
Sa Association For The Advancement Of Knowledge & Culture Our Art 2 Pretoria: Sa Association For The Advancement Of Knowledge & Culture, N.D. Col. & B/W Illustrations 4To Softcover, P. 49, Signed By Alfred Krenz & P. 61 Signed By May Hillhouse And Two Others - Timlin, W. - South Africa: A Series Of Pencil Sketches By William M. Timlin,1972, Hardcover - Arnott, B. - Lippy Lipshitz, 1969, Hardcover, Dustjacket Viewing Is Recommended (3)
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Signed And Dated 55 (Lower Right) TechniqueCatalog/Techniques/1/Gouache_On_Paper/419/1.Aspx#Results>Gouache On Paper,Date Created 1955 Dimensions26.5 X 37 Cm Provenance Estate Of Ruth Swade, Condition Good,Biography
1927: Born In February In Tulbagh, Cape Province
1946-1947: Studied Under Maurice Van Essche At Continental School Of Art. 1948-1949: Studied Portrait Drawing Under Frank Slater Ra In London And Then Attended The Anglo - French Art Centre, London Under John Minton And Claude Venard.1950-1951: AcadÉMie Montmartre, Paris Under Fernand LÉGer. 1952: Taught With Alfred Krenz In Stellenbosch. 1953 Elected Member Of The New Group. 1953-1955: Head Of The Contemporary School Of Art, Cape Town. Co-Founded With Marjorie Wallace The Cape Salon. 1966: First South African To Receive The Carnegie Scholarship, Through Which He Spent Three Months On A Study Tour Of The Usa. 1969: Art Director Of The Cape Town Art Centre. 1970: Founded The Ruth Prowse Art Centre, Woodstock, Cape Town. 1972: Awarded The Cape Arts Medal For Services To Art. 1978: Appointed To The Board Of Trustees To The Michaelis Collection, Old Town House, Cape Town. 1979: Founder Member Of Cape Arts Forum. 1987 - 1990: Appointed To The Board Of Trustees Of The S A National Gallery. 1990: Awarded The 'Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie Vir Wetenskap En Kuns' 'Besondere Erepenning Vir Skilderkuns'. 1994: Cape Tercentenary Foundation Award For Outstanding Contribution To The Visual Arts As Creative Artist And Teacher.
2001: Honorary Life President Of The Ruth Prowse School Of Art, 'In Recognition Of Over Thirty Years Of Service To The Ruth Prowse School Of Art And The Outstanding Contribution To The Arts And Art Community Of South Africa'.2002: CitÉ International Des Arts, Paris - Renewed Interest In Still Life And Interior Painting. Numerous Group Exhibitions From 1950 In France, Sa, Italy, Brazil, Portugal, Belgium And The Usa 1954: Solo Exhibitions In Gallery Motte, Geneva, Switzerland. 1957: Works Selected For Sao Paulo Bienal. 1960 &Amp; 1964: Quadrennial Exhibitions. 1971: University Of Stellenbosch, Retrospective Exhibition. 1978: Saaa Gallery, Cape Town, Joint Exhibition With June Te Water. 1979: Cape Town Biennial, Invited Artist. 1980: Republic Festival Exhibition. University Of Stellenbosch, Solo Exhibition. 1985: Drostdy Centre, Stellenbosch, Joint Exhibition With Claude Bouscharain And Stanley Pinker. 1991: Young Pioneers Of The 1950'S Exhibition At The Bellville Association Of Arts. 1994: Major Retrospective Exhibition Of 140 Paintings, Drawings And Photographs 1944 To 1994, Sasol Museum And Us Gallery, University Of Stellenbosch. 2000: Solo Exhibition, Association Of Arts, Worcester. 2003: Solo Exhibition Including Earlier Works, Irma Stern Museum. 2004: Three-Man Exhibition With Jacobus Kloppers And Walter Meyer, Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town.
