Flemish and Dutch painters The Old Masters stem from the Michaelis collection. Among the earliest works are
landscapes by
Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625). There are also landscape paintings by
Antonie Waterloo (1610-1676),
Jan Wijnants (1615-1679),
Jan Dirksz Both (1610-1652), and
Philip Wouwerman (1619-1668).
Landscape with Ruins by
Karel Dujardin (1622-1678) and a river scene by
Jan van Goyen (1596-1656) are among the most renowned selections. Among the
still lifes are works by
Cornelis de Heem (1631-1695),
Jan Frans van Son (1658-1704),
Jan van Huysum (1682-1749). Other well-known paintings include
The Woodcutters by
Adam Pynacker (1622-1673),
Fighting Cats by
Frans Snyders (1579-1657),
Interior by
Egbert van der Poel (1621-1664),
Portrait of a Man by
Caeser van Everdingen (1606-1678),
Portrait of a Woman by
Gonzales Coques (1614-1684),
Suitors in a Garden by
Dirck Hals (1591-1656),
Woman on Horseback by
Eglon van der Neer (1635-1703), and
Rest on the Flight to Egypt by
Gerrit Dou (1613-1675).
French painters The collection is limited. It includes works by
Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805) and
Gaspard Dughet (1594–1665). The painting
Shipwreck of the Three Master is by
Eugène Isabey (1767–1855).
Italian painters The best-known artists in this group are
Andrea del Sarto (1486–1530),
Emma Ciardi (1879–1933) en
Salvator Rosa (1615–1673).
British painters Paintings in this collection include
Mrs Irvine J. Boswell by
Henry Raeburn (1756–1823),
Lord Eldin by
Andrew Geddes (1783–1844),
Mother and Child: The Bath by
William Orpen (1878–1931), and a self-portrait by
David Wilkie (1785–1841). Other works are included by
Peter Lely (1618–1680),
William Etty (1675–1734),
William Hogarth (1697–1764) en
George Romney (1734–1802).
South African painters Many of the most famous South African artists are represented in the gallery. The most important collection is that of
Alexis Preller (1911-1975).
Irma Stern (1894–1966) has three portraits and a still life there. Among the oldest artists whose work is shown here is
Thomas William Bowler (1812-1869) and
Frederick Timpson I'Ons (1802-1887). Bowler painted
Cape Town and Table Mountain from Table Bay. Seven paintings by
Frans Oerder (1867–1944) include
Girl Reading and
A Boy.
Highveld, Transvaal is by
Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef (1886–1957). Other highlights include
De Beers Mine (The Big Hole),
Old Church, Tulbagh, and
Victoria Falls by
Robert Gwelo Goodman (1871-1939);
Bowl with a clump of mixed flowers by
Wolf Kibel (1903–1938);
The Return of the Rajah and
The Messenger of Death by John Henry Amshewitz (1882-1942);
Ship in Durban Harbor by Clement Senèque (1897-1930);
Pool in the Komati River by
Rosamund Everard-Steenkamp (1907-1945); and
Rock Landscape by Stefan Ampenberger (1908–1983).
Other artworks Controversial nudes by
Moses Kottler (1896-1977) are found here, as well as several sculptures by
Anton van Wouw (1862-1945). A modern statue is Sydney Kumalo's
Sitting Woman.
Bonnie Ntshalintshali's
Tamfuti 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
stinkwood and
yellowwood furniture,
Dresden and
Meissen porcelain, and 19th-century Cape silver work by Johannes Casparus Lotter. A library of germane books is here as well. ==Serving the community==