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Johannesburg Attractions - Johannesburg Art Gallery
The idea to open an art gallery in johannesburg was born In 1904 when
Lady Phillips, wife of the first chairman of the Rand Mines Company, sold
her 21-carat ring to purchase three paintings by Wilson Steer. She used
her wealthy connections to purchase more artwork over next 5 years. Sir
Edwin Lutyens was commisioned to design the art gallery and the Johannesburg
Art Gallery came to being.
The Johannesburg art gallery has arguably the best international collection
in South Africa, including works by El Greco, Picasso, Rodin, Dalí,
and Lichtenstein. The gallery is situated in Joubert Park and secure parking
is available.
The gallery also has a good selection of South Africa's best black artists,
including sculptures by Venda artist Jackson Hlungwani and paintings by
Helen Sebidi, Alfred Toba, and Gerard Sekoto. The rather boring Flemish
and Dutch collections are more than made up for by the Brenthurst Collection
of African Art, comprising curios plundered by European explorers in the
19th century, and later collections of traditional southern African artworks.
Accommodation in Johannesburg
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