1923 - 1980
paintings and writings
Johannes Petrus Meintjes - the writer
Johannes Petrus Meintjes - his drawings and paintings
A brief comment about this site
An internet search will bring to the fore a lot of information about Johannes Meintjes as a writer, but hardly anything about his very active life as a painter. This webpage hopefully will fill in some gaps.
Please click on the following for details:
Writings
List of books published by Johannes Meintjes
Some of his books are available on CD
The following books are included on this CD: De La Rey - Lion of the West General Louis Botha President Steyn Sword in the Sand - Gideon Scheepers The Voortrekkers The Commandant General - Petrus Jacobus Joubert President Paul Kruger Sandile - the fall of the Xhosa nation
to find out more about this or other CDs, please click here or check on this link!
Of interest for further research: Johannes Meintjes bequeathed his manuscripts in English to the NELM in Grahamstown and his manuscripts in Afrikaans to the NALN, Bloemfontein.
Paintings
Exhibitions overview
Johannes Meintjes held innumerable solo exhibitions throughout South Africa (including Gallery 101 Johannesburg in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973 - most of which were near sell-outs)
Some exhibitions worth mentioning are:
1963 - Gallery 101, Johannesburg (Retrospective 1943-1963)
1965 - SA Association of Arts, Cape Town
1990 - Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg (Retrospective: Homage to Johannes Meintjes - opening address by Dr Hermien McCaul-Domisse)
1990 - Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein (a tribute)
2010 Sasol Art Museum, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch (18th July - 28th August, 2010)
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A selection of Paintings in Museum and University Collections
Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein - 1 work
Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria - 4 works
Willem Annandale Art Gallery, Lichtenburg - Ditsobotla - 13 works
University of Johannesburg (R.A.U. Campus), Johannesburg - 1 work
University of Stellenbosch Museum, Stellenbosch - 76 works
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A selection of Paintings in Corporate Collections
SANLAM Art Collection - 3 works
SASOL Art Collection - 2 works
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A selection of Paintings in Other Public Collections
Molteno High School, Molteno - Meintjes Room - 74 works (images only) or List only: PDF
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A selection of Paintings in Private Collections
Album - A first selection of 50 paintings in private collections
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Complete listing of paintings as recorded by the artist in his diaries, with first owners
(with kind permission of Colin Pretorius and Kobus Opperman)
Dagboek 1 - 1941-1946 (#001-155) - 992 KB
Dagboek 2 - 1947-1951 (#156-328) - 1276 KB
Dagboek 3 - 1951-1955 (#329-486) - 1110 KB
Catalogue of all paintings (Dagboeke 1-10) - 413 KB
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A few articles and reviews
Lantern, Pretoria - 1963 March - Vol. XII, No. 3, pp. 80/89 (in Afrikaans + English - 1.83 MB)
Lantern, Pretoria - 1963 March - Vol. XII, No. 3, p. 93 (Summary in English)
„The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors including Namibia“ (Ogilvie / Graff) (Everard Read), 1988 – ISBN 0 620 12663 9 – listed on p. 437/8
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SA Art News and Review, Johannesburg - 6th July, 1961, p.8
Die Transvaler, Johannesburg - 12th July, 1962 - illustrated
Beeld Kalender, Johannesburg (Elza Miles) - 18th June, 1990
KZN Literary Tourism website - 2007
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Works offered on Sotheby's / Welz auctions
Lot 496 - Welz Cape Town - 29th May, 2012 - illustrated
Lot 420 + 421 - Welz Johannesburg - 24th April, 2012 - illustrated
Lot 571 + 573 - Welz Cape Town - 18th October, 2011 - illustrated
Lot 522 - Welz Cape Town - 31st May/1st June, 2011 - illustrated
Lot 611 + 612 - Welz Cape Town - 5th October, 2010 - illustrated
Lot 327 - Welz Johannesburg - 17th August, 2010 - illustrated
Lot 462, 656, 664 - Welz / Sotheby's Cape Town - 20th/21st October, 2009 - illustrated
Lot 320 + 321 - Welz / Sotheby's Cape Town - 24th/25th February, 2009 - illustrated
Lot 298 + 299 - Welz / Sotheby's Johannesburg - 11th November, 2008 - illustrated
Lot 335 - Welz / Sotheby's Johannesburg - 5th/6th August, 2008 - illustrated
Lot 378-387 + 571-575 - Welz / Sotheby's Cape Town - 27th/28th May, 2008 - illustrated
Lot 667, 668, 669 - Welz / Sotheby's Johannesburg - 15th/17th April, 2008 - illustrated
Lot 414 - Welz / Sotheby's Johannesburg - 19th/21st November, 2007 - illustrated
Lot 163 + 406 - Welz / Sotheby's Johannesburg - 30th July, 2007 - one illustrated
Lot 683 + 684 - Sotheby's Cape Town - 29th May, 2007 - one illustrated
Lot 591 - Sotheby's Johannesburg - 16th April, 2007 - illustrated
Lot 298 + 299 - Sotheby's Johannesburg - 20th & 21st November, 2006 - one illustrated
Lot 515 + 544 - Sotheby's Cape Town - 23rd & 24th May, 2006 - one illustrated
Lot 380 - Sotheby's Johannesburg - 27th & 28th March, 2006 - illustrated
Lot 147 - Sotheby's Johannesburg - 21st & 22nd November, 2005 - not illustrated
Lot 327 + 328 - Sotheby's Cape Town - 10th & 11th October, 2005 - both illustrated
Lot 434 + 472 - Sotheby's Johannesburg - 5th & 6th Sept., 2005 - none illustrated
Lot 122 - Sotheby's Johannesburg - 18th, 19th & 20th April, 2005 - illustrated
Lot 238 - Sotheby's Johannesburg - 15th November, 2004 - not illustrated
Lot 647 + 648 - Sotheby's Cape Town - 26th & 27th October, 2004 - both illustrated
Lot 525 + 606 - Sotheby's Johannesburg - 31st May, 2004 - none illustrated
Lot 241 + 518 - Sotheby's Cape Town - 30th & 31st March, 2004 - one illustrated
Lot 645 + 647 - Sotheby's Cape Town - 4th & 5th November, 2003 - one illustrated
Lot 418 - Sotheby's Johannesburg - 20th & 21st October, 2003 - illustrated
Lot 245 + 474 - Sotheby's Johannesburg - 11th November, 2002 - none illustrated
Lot 372 + 373 + 455 - Sotheby's Johannesburg - 12th November, 2001 - none illustrated
Lot 217 - Sotheby's Cape Town - 16th & 17th October, 2001 - not illustrated
Works offered on Strauss & Co Fine Arts auctions
Lot 216, 265, 383, 384, 423, 424 - Strauss & Co., Johannesburg - 11th June, 2012 - illustrated
Lot 607 - Strauss & Co., Cape Town - 6th February, 2012 - illustrated
Lot 52, 257 - Strauss & Co., Johannesburg - 7th November, 2011 - illustrated
Lot 201, 322, 352, 353, 355 - Strauss & Co., Cape Town - 18th September, 2011 - illustrated
Lot 136, 137, 256, 258, 273 - Strauss & Co., Johannesburg - 16th May, 2011 - illustrated
Lot 295, 296, 297, 298 - Strauss & Co., Cape Town - 7th March, 2011 - all illustrated
Lot 193 - Strauss & Co., Johannesburg - 1st November, 2010 - illustrated
Lot 245 + 246 - Strauss & Co., Cape Town - 11th October, 2010 - illustrated
Lot 137, 183, 260, 261 - Strauss & Co., Johannesburg - 24th May, 2010 - all illustrated
Lot 415-421 - Strauss & Co., Cape Town - 15th March, 2010 Part II. - all illustrated
Lot 141 + Lot 301 - Strauss & Co., Cape Town - 8th October, 2009 - Sessions Part I. + II. - both illustrated
Lot 41 + Lot 42 - Strauss & Co., Johannesburg - 7th September, 2009 - Session Part I. - both illustrated
Works offered at Bonham's London
Lot 119 - Bonham's Knightsbridge London - "SA Sale 18962" - 25th October, 2011 - illustrated
Lot 90 - Bonham's New Bond Street London - "SA Sale 18788" - 23rd March, 2011 - illustrated
Lot 109 - Bonham's New Bond Street London - "SA Sale 16744" - 18th February, 2009 - illustrated
Works offered on other auctions in South Africa
Lot 220 - Rudd's Auctioneers, Cape Town - 8th November, 2011 - illustrated
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Lot P73 - Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 29th October, 2011 - illustrated
Lot 446 - Bernardi Auctioneers, Pretoria - 1st August, 2011 - illustrated
Lot P95 - Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 12th March, 2011 - illustrated
Lot 177 - 5th Avenue Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 20th February, 2011 - illustrated
Lot P27 - Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 30th October, 2010 - illustrated
Lot 224 - Ashbey's Cape Town - 10th June, 2010 - illustrated
Lot P53 + P78 - Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 8th May, 2010 - illustrated
Lot P34 - Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 10th April, 2010 - illustrated
Lot 121 + 130 - 5th Avenue Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 21st February, 2010 - illustrated
Lot 252 - Ashbey's Cape Town - 15th October, 2009 - illustrated
Lot 136 - 5th Avenue Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 23rd August, 2009 - illustrated
Lot 740 + 741 - Bernardi Auctioneers, Pretoria - 20th July, 2009 - illustrated
Lot 127 - Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - June 2009 - illustrated
Lot 416 - Bernardi Auctioneers, Pretoria - 30th March, 2009 - illustrated
Lot 389 - Ashbey's Cape Town - 21st August, 2008 - illustrated
Lot 173 - 5th Avenue Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 17th August, 2008 - illustrated
Lot 242 + 349 - Ashbey's Cape Town - 19th June, 2008 - illustrated
Lot 112 + 113 - 5th Avenue Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 25th May, 2008 - illustrated
Lot 507 - Bernardi Auctioneers, Pretoria - 12th November, 2007 - illustrated
Lot 384 - Bernardi Auctioneers, Pretoria - 17th September, 2007 - illustrated
Lot 243 - 5th Avenue Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 19th August, 2007 - illustrated
Lot 271 - 5th Avenue Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 10th June, 2007 - illustrated
Lot 317 - Ashbey's Cape Town - 24th May, 2007 - illustrated
Lot 190 - 5th Avenue Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 22nd April, 2007 - illustrated
Lot 211 - 5th Avenue Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 25th February, 2007 - illustrated
Lot 280 - Ashbey's Cape Town - 14th December, 2006 - illustrated
Lot 173 - 5th Avenue Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 3rd December, 2006 - illustrated
Lot 231 - Ashbey's Cape Town - 19th October, 2006 - illustrated
Lot 91 - Volk's Art Auctions, Pretoria - 2nd September, 1983, listed
Unpublished manuscript © 2007 - 71 pp. - richly illustrated, compressed images - 4.09 MB
Should you wish to acquire this essay, or the complete research data, on a CD at a nominal fee, please email Johannes Meintjes' archivist for further details!
Additional links and further research
http://www.johannes-meintjes.co.za/ - a most comprehensive memorial website on Johannes Meintjes set up by Kobus Opperman (greatly updated October, 2011)
www.pelmama.org - do an internal search for "Meintjes"!
http://www.literarytourism.co.za/ - search for "Meintjes"
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Last updated 12th May, 2012