Gerard Sekoto
Painter

Gerard Sekoto Net Worth

Gerard Sekoto was a South African artist, musician, and composer born on December 9, 1913. He is best known for his work in the genres of social realism and urban black art, and his most famous paintings include Poverty in the Midst of Plenty, Mine Boy, and Jazz Band. Sekoto was also a talented musician and composer, performing as a pianist and singer at a Paris nightclub and having some of his original songs purchased by a French publishing house.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day December 9, 1913
Birth Place South Africa
Age 107 YEARS OLD
Died On Mar 20, 1993 (age 79)
Birth Sign Sagittarius

💰 Net worth: $10 million (2024)

About

Known for his work in the social realism and urban black art genres, Sekoto is remembered for paintings such as Poverty in the Midst of Plenty; Mine Boy; and Jazz Band. Also a musician and Composer, he worked as a Pianist and singer at a Paris nightclub and had some of his original songs purchased by a French publishing house.

Before Fame

After taking art classes at the Diocesan Teachers Training College, he briefly taught at a local secondary school before relocating to Johannesburg to pursue full-time work as an Artist.

Trivia

The Johannesburg Art Gallery's 1940 purchase of one of Sekoto's paintings marked the first time in South African history that a piece by a black visual Artist was made part of a museum's collection.

Family Life

The child of a Lutheran missionary, he was raised in an area of South Africa that was then known as the Province of the Transvaal.

Associated With

Sekoto was a contemporary of fellow South African Artist Walter Battiss.

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