JOHANNES MEINTJES
Artist, Author and Historian
1923 - 1980







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'Mine is the vision of a painter sprung from the soil of Africa and I have given it in a personal statement which may find a response in the heart and imagination of another generation'.
Johannes Meintjes (1960)

JOHANNES MEINTJES ARCHIVAL WEBSITE
 
We are compiling a catalogue raisonné of the paintings of Johannes Meintjes
and more than 1600 images may be viewed on this website.
Please assist by sending any images that you may have to cmt@iafrica.com

 
NEW PUBLICATION : JOHANNES MEINTJES - LONDON DIARIES (1946 & 1958)


Reproduced from the unpublished original English manuscript, a limited edition facsimile copy of Johannes Meintjes' London Diaries (1946 and 1958) is now available - thirty years after Meintjes' death.
 
Click here to view the introduction of Johannes Meintjes' London Diaries in PDF format (952KB).
 
Send an e-mail to cmt@iafrica.com to order a copy of this unique document.


 

THE JOHANNES MEINTJES MEMORIAL ROOM AT THE MOLTENO HIGH SCHOOL
 
The Molteno High School in the Eastern Cape houses an important collection of more than 70 art works representing Johannes Meintjes' creative output.
Click here for more information
 

 

EXHIBITION AT STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY'S SASOL ART MUSEUM
14 JULY TO 28 AUGUST 2010
Click here to download catalogue of exhibition (1.42 MB)
 

 
Regular updates take place as more images and information become available.
 
Last update: 15 October 2011

 
A South Africa artist who deserves to be regarded alongside Maggie Laubser

 

 

 

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