14-595: (Redirected from Gregoire ) For other uses, see Gregoire (disambiguation) . Grégoire Pronunciation French: [gʁegwaʀ] Gender Male Origin Word/name Greek via Latin Meaning watchful, alert Region of origin worldwide Other names Related names Gregory , Greg , Gregg, Gregor , Gray, Grigori, Ory, Ari, George, Craig, Graig, McGregor, MacGregor Grégoire
28-552: Is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname / Family name [ edit ] Alexandre Grégoire (1922–2001), Haitian painter Antonina Grégoire (1914-1952), Belgian commercial engineer, feminist and communist, member of Belgian Partisans Armés resistance during the Second World War Augustus Gregoire (1936–1972), Dominican cricketer Christine Gregoire (born 1947), American Democratic governor of
42-571: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Gregoire (disambiguation) Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.150 via cp1114 cp1114, Varnish XID 938672600 Upstream caches: cp1114 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:53:01 GMT Gregoire Boonzaier Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier OMSS (31 July 1909 – 22 April 2005)
56-617: The Malay Quarter , recording its colourful life. He settled at Onrusrivier, a short distance outside Hermanus. He had been introduced to Onrus shortly after World War II by Uys Krige whose family had holidayed there for many years. He took part with 43 SA artists, in the "Exhibition of South African Art" at the Tate Gallery in London in 1948. Boonzaier received three honorary doctorates. His numerous prizes and awards included
70-1465: The Armenian Catholic Church Grégoire Aslan (1908–1982), Armenian actor Grégoire Barrère (born 1994), French tennis player Grégoire Bélanger (1889–1957), Canadian politician of Quebec Gregoire Boonzaier (1909–2005), South African artist Grégoire Bouillier (born 1960), French memoirist Grégoire Colin (born 1975), French actor Grégoire Kayibanda (1924–1976), former President of Rwanda Grégoire Laurent (1906–?), Luxembourgian boxer Gregoire Maret (born 1975), Swiss musician Grégoire Margotton (born 1969), French sports journalist Grégoire Mbida (born 1952), retired Cameroonian professional footballer Grégoire De Mévius (born 1962), Belgian rally driver Grégoire Michonze (1902–1982), Russian-French painter Gregoire Ndahimana (born 1952), Rwandan war criminal Grégoire Orlyk (1702–1759), French military commander Grégoire de Saint-Vincent (1584–1667), Flemish Jesuit mathematician Gregoire Seither [ fr ] (born 1964), Franco-German journalist, graphic designer, interpreter and internet activist Grégoire Świderski (born 2005), Canadian soccer player See also [ edit ] Gregoire (chimpanzee) , Africa's oldest known chimpanzee Saint-Grégoire (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
84-1299: The Byzantine Empire Jean-Albert Grégoire (1899–1992), pioneer of the front-wheel drive car Jérémy Grégoire (1995), professional ice hockey player Joseph-Ernest Grégoire (1886–1980), French Canadian politician Marie Grégoire (born 1965), Canadian politician of Quebec Oscar Grégoire (1877–1947), Belgian water polo player Paul Grégoire (1911–1993), Canadian Archbishop of Montreal Paul Grégoire (sculptor) [ nl ] , (1915–1988), Dutch sculptor Pierre Grégoire (c.1540–1597), French jurist and philosopher Pierre Grégoire (1907–1991), Luxembourgian politician, journalist, and writer Romain Grégoire (born 2003), French road cyclist Sophie Grégoire (born 1975), wife of Justin Trudeau Stéphan Grégoire (born 1969), French race car driver Given name [ edit ] Gregoire (composer) (flourished c.1500-1504), French composer Grégoire (musician) (full name Grégoire Boissenot,; born 1979), French composer and singer-songwriter Grégoire-Pierre Agagianian , leading prelate of
98-709: The New Group, with Terence McCaw, Frieda Lock, Lippy Lipshitz and others, and served as its first chairman for ten years. The New Group served as a forum and mouthpiece of young South African art for almost 15 years, staging exhibitions throughout the country, and providing rural areas with a glimpse of the new trends in art. He served for six years on the Board of the South African National Gallery , Cape Town. Boonzaier made Cape Town his base and his subsequent work reflected views of District Six and
112-425: The acquaintance of the artists Pieter Wenning , Nita Spilhaus , Moses Kottler and Anton van Wouw , all of whom were close family friends. It was Moses Kottler who first gave Gregoire a box of paints in 1922 and Nita Spilhaus an easel in 1926, igniting a creative flame that was to burn for more than eighty years. Gregoire's father was dead set against a formal training in art and felt that he had more to learn from
126-498: The artists around him. In 1923 his first two oil paintings were shown at Ashbey's Gallery in Cape Town, simply signed "GREGOIRE". His first one-man exhibition followed two years later – he was to hold more than 100 one-man exhibitions during his painting career. After an acrimonious confrontation with his father in 1932, Gregoire moved into his own studio in Cape Town and after a successful exhibition visited England in 1934 where he
140-484: The same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grégoire&oldid=1253633515 " Categories : Given names Surnames French masculine given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Pages with French IPA Articles with short description Short description
154-467: The silver Order for Meritorious Service presented by Nelson Mandela in 1999. His work is to be found in private and corporate collections throughout the world. In 2003 Gregoire's sons, Anton and Emile, together with the family accountant Sybrand Smit, took over the financial side of his art studio. In the same year Marie, Boonzaier's partner of some 60 years, succumbed to a stroke. In November 2004 Boonzaier completed some works, and tidied his studio for
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182-563: Was a South African artist well known for his landscapes , portraits and still life paintings . He was a famous exponent of Cape Impressionism , a founder of the New Group , and a contributor, through his art works, to the struggle against apartheid . Gregoire Boonzaier was the fifth child of political cartoonist Daniël Cornelis Boonzaier and his cousin Maria Elizabeth Boonzaier. Early on Gregoire made
196-614: Was a student together with Terence McCaw and Frieda Lock at the Heatherley School of Fine Art under Bernard Adams, and training in graphic art techniques at the Central School of Art and Design in London. His early paintings having been strongly influenced by Pieter Wenning, he now absorbed the work of Van Gogh , Cézanne , Utrillo and Braque , and made trips as far afield as Russia, where his socialist leanings are reinforced. He returned three years later to help found
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