Biography

Gabriel Cornelis de Jongh (6 April 1913 – 11 March 2004) was a Dutch-born South African painter renowned for his evocative landscapes and seascapes, particularly those depicting the Western Cape region. Born in Amsterdam, he was the only son of the esteemed landscape artist Tinus de Jongh. In 1921, the de Jongh family relocated to South Africa, settling in Fish Hoek, Cape Town. Gabriel pursued formal art education at the Michaelis School of Fine Art in Cape Town and later at the Slade School of Art in London. He also studied woodcarving under H.V. Meyerowitz in Cape Town and photo-lithography at the Cape Times.