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Gerard Sekoto (Painter) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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Gerard Sekoto, is a South African artist and musician. He is recognized as a pioneer of black urban art and social realism. His works have been exhibited in Paris, Stockholm, Venice, Washington and Senegal, as well as in South Africa.
BornDecember 09, 1913, Botshabelo, near Middelburg, Eastern Transvaal
DiedMarch 20, 1993, Paris, France
Known forPainting, Music
Movementurban black, social realism

About Gerard Sekoto

Painter Gerard Sekoto was born in South Africa on December 9, 1913. He dies at the age of 79, on March 20, 1993.

Sekoto is most known for paintings like Poverty in the Midst of Plenty, Mine Boy, and Jazz Band, which he created in the social realism and urban black art genres. He also worked as a pianist and singer at a Paris cabaret, and several of his original compositions were purchased by a French publishing business.

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Gerard Sekoto before becoming famous

Gerard Sekoto was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1913 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Ox (牛).

He temporarily taught at a local secondary school after completing art studies at the Diocesan Teachers Training College before migrating to Johannesburg to pursue full-time work as an artist.

Achievement of Gerard Sekoto

The purchase of one of Sekoto's paintings by the Johannesburg Art Gallery in 1940 was the first time in South African history that a work by a black visual artist was added to a museum's collection.

Gerard Sekoto's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He grew up in the Province of the Transvaal, South Africa, as the son of a Lutheran missionary.

Gerard Sekoto Collabed with

Teacher Walter Battiss, a fellow South African artist, was a contemporary of Sekoto.

Gerard Sekoto Income & Net worth

Gerard Sekoto's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a painter. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Gerard Sekoto.

Gerard Sekoto Height and Weight

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Latest information about Gerard Sekoto updated on March 21 2023.