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24: 152:. Significant South African works of art assembled by members of the Art Section of the Kimberley Athenaeum and The Max Greenberg Bequest were added to form the nucleus of the Gallery's collection. The Humphreys Loan Collection and 551:
Additional to its collecting and exhibiting functions, the William Humphreys Art Gallery serves as an educational and cultural centre, with an outreach programme taking exhibitions to rural towns in the Northern Cape.
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is a striking modern ceramic work. Other points of interest in the collection of plastic and decorative arts besides painting are 18th-century French furniture, examples of South African
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At present the William Humphreys Art Gallery concentrates on collecting South African works of art, and has built up an important art reference library.
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In 1948, William Humphreys gave to the City of Kimberley a major part of his personal collection of sixteenth and seventeenth century Dutch and Flemish
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Many of the most famous South African artists are represented in the gallery. The most important collection is that of
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The Old Masters stem from the Michaelis collection. Among the earliest works are
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More recently the Meyer Collection of European and Oriental Porcelain and the
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Holloway, Rosemary. "A short history of the William Humphreys Art Gallery."
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Collection of Old Master Drawings and Prints have been acquired.
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Kros, Neville. "The William Humphreys Art Gallery Kimberley."
224:(1596-1656) are among the most renowned selections. Among the 17: 511:(1896-1977) are found here, as well as several sculptures by 148:, British and French paintings, antique furniture and other 576: 608:. Cape Town: Southern African Museum Association, 19788. 706:
Buildings and structures in Kimberley, Northern Cape
196:(1568-1625). There are also landscape paintings by 48:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 515:(1862-1945). A modern statue is Sydney Kumalo's 312:The collection is limited. It includes works by 240:(1682-1749). Other well-known paintings include 711:Art museums and galleries established in 1952 8: 426:Cape Town and Table Mountain from Table Bay 701:Art museums and galleries in South Africa 384:(1785–1841). Other works are included by 336:The best-known artists in this group are 108:Learn how and when to remove this message 160:Consolidated Mines Limited, augment it. 606:Guide to the museums of Southern Africa 561: 620:Lantern, tydskrif vir kennis en kultur 613:Lantern,tydskrif vir kennis en kultuur 571: 569: 567: 565: 448:(1886–1957). Other highlights include 622:, yearbook 10, no. 1, September 1960. 480:by John Henry Amshewitz (1882-1942); 356:Paintings in this collection include 7: 380:(1878–1931), and a self-portrait by 46:adding citations to reliable sources 716:1952 establishments in South Africa 499:by Stefan Ampenberger (1908–1983). 156:Collection on indefinite loan from 466:Bowl with a clump of mixed flowers 220:(1622-1678) and a river scene by 14: 615:, yearbook 33, no. 3, July 1984. 484:by Clement Senèque (1897-1930); 22: 577:"William Humphreys Art Gallery" 57:"William Humphreys Art Gallery" 33:needs additional citations for 1: 322:Shipwreck of the Three Master 122:William Humphreys Art Gallery 696:Museums in the Northern Cape 450:De Beers Mine (The Big Hole) 424:(1802-1887). Bowler painted 298:Rest on the Flight to Egypt 737: 721:Former private collections 493:Rosamund Everard-Steenkamp 374:Mother and Child: The Bath 320:(1594–1665). The painting 184:Flemish and Dutch painters 633:Harrison, Philip (2005). 446:Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef 134:William Benbow Humphreys 507:Controversial nudes by 474:The Return of the Rajah 422:Frederick Timpson I'Ons 604:Fransen, Hans (1978). 478:The Messenger of Death 404:South African painters 194:Jan Brueghel the Elder 672:28.74361°S 24.76889°E 547:Serving the community 521:Bonnie Ntshalintshali 482:Ship in Durban Harbor 428:. Seven paintings by 418:Thomas William Bowler 358:Mrs Irvine J. Boswell 270:Caeser van Everdingen 639:. New Africa Books. 462:Robert Gwelo Goodman 432:(1867–1944) include 314:Jean-Baptiste Greuze 214:Landscape with Ruins 42:improve this article 677:-28.74361; 24.76889 668: /  454:Old Church, Tulbagh 442:Highveld, Transvaal 282:Suitors in a Garden 274:Portrait of a Woman 262:Egbert van der Poel 179:Artists represented 294:Eglon van der Neer 290:Woman on Horseback 541:Meissen porcelain 495:(1907-1945); and 296:(1635-1703), and 266:Portrait of a Man 234:Jan Frans van Son 208:(1610-1652), and 118: 117: 110: 92: 728: 683: 682: 680: 679: 678: 673: 669: 666: 665: 664: 661: 650: 636:Arts and Culture 592: 591: 589: 587: 573: 420:(1812-1869) and 352:British painters 338:Andrea del Sarto 332:Italian painters 316:(1725-1805) and 230:Cornelis de Heem 210:Philip Wouwerman 198:Antonie Waterloo 113: 106: 102: 99: 93: 91: 50: 26: 18: 736: 735: 731: 730: 729: 727: 726: 725: 686: 685: 676: 674: 670: 667: 662: 659: 657: 655: 654: 647: 632: 629: 601: 596: 595: 585: 583: 575: 574: 563: 558: 549: 505: 406: 396:(1697–1764) en 394:William Hogarth 354: 344:(1879–1933) en 334: 310: 308:French painters 278:Gonzales Coques 242:The Woodcutters 206:Jan Dirksz Both 186: 181: 166: 142: 114: 103: 97: 94: 51: 49: 39: 27: 12: 11: 5: 734: 732: 724: 723: 718: 713: 708: 703: 698: 688: 687: 652: 651: 645: 628: 627:External links 625: 624: 623: 616: 609: 600: 597: 594: 593: 581:www.whag.co.za 560: 559: 557: 554: 548: 545: 513:Anton van Wouw 504: 503:Other artworks 501: 497:Rock Landscape 458:Victoria Falls 410:Alexis Preller 405: 402: 353: 350: 333: 330: 318:Gaspard Dughet 309: 306: 238:Jan van Huysum 218:Karel Dujardin 185: 182: 180: 177: 165: 162: 141: 138: 116: 115: 98:September 2021 30: 28: 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 733: 722: 719: 717: 714: 712: 709: 707: 704: 702: 699: 697: 694: 693: 691: 684: 681: 648: 646:9780864865656 642: 638: 637: 631: 630: 626: 621: 617: 614: 610: 607: 603: 602: 598: 582: 578: 572: 570: 568: 566: 562: 555: 553: 546: 544: 542: 538: 534: 530: 526: 522: 518: 517:Sitting Woman 514: 510: 509:Moses Kottler 502: 500: 498: 494: 490: 489: 483: 479: 475: 472:(1903–1938); 471: 467: 464:(1871-1939); 463: 459: 455: 451: 447: 443: 439: 435: 431: 427: 423: 419: 415: 412:(1911-1975). 411: 403: 401: 400:(1734–1802). 399: 398:George Romney 395: 392:(1675–1734), 391: 388:(1618–1680), 387: 383: 379: 378:William Orpen 375: 372:(1783–1844), 371: 370:Andrew Geddes 367: 364:(1756–1823), 363: 362:Henry Raeburn 359: 351: 349: 348:(1615–1673). 347: 346:Salvator Rosa 343: 340:(1486–1530), 339: 331: 329: 328:(1767–1855). 327: 326:Eugène Isabey 323: 319: 315: 307: 305: 304:(1613-1675). 303: 299: 295: 291: 288:(1591-1656), 287: 283: 280:(1614-1684), 279: 275: 272:(1606-1678), 271: 267: 264:(1621-1664), 263: 259: 256:(1579-1657), 255: 254:Frans Snyders 251: 250:Fighting Cats 248:(1622-1673), 247: 246:Adam Pynacker 243: 239: 236:(1658-1704), 235: 232:(1631-1695), 231: 228:are works by 227: 223: 222:Jan van Goyen 219: 215: 212:(1619-1668). 211: 207: 204:(1615-1679), 203: 200:(1610-1676), 199: 195: 191: 183: 178: 176: 173: 171: 163: 161: 159: 155: 151: 147: 139: 137: 136:(1889–1965). 135: 131: 127: 123: 112: 109: 101: 90: 87: 83: 80: 76: 73: 69: 66: 62: 59: –  58: 54: 53:Find sources: 47: 43: 37: 36: 31:This article 29: 25: 20: 19: 16: 653: 635: 619: 612: 605: 599:Bibliography 584:. 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Kimberley
South Africa
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De Beers
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Jan Brueghel the Elder
Antonie Waterloo
Jan Wijnants
Jan Dirksz Both
Philip Wouwerman
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Jan van Goyen
still lifes
Cornelis de Heem
Jan Frans van Son
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