Kenneth Baker Cape village harbour scene oil on board

Offered for sale is a small oil on board by acclaimed Cape Town Coloured artist Kenneth Baker  1931-1996. The subject  is a harbour  village scene with fishing boats , yachts, a wooden jetty and typically cape vernacular  whitewashed cottages. A figure in the foreground in a peaked cap is possibly a ships captain holding a lantern or a pail. The work is signed bottom left in large bold  black script. The style is representational and impressionistic with  vigorous and energetic brushwork ,vibrant colour , and a faux naive approach with simplified forms and a paring down of detail to the essential narrative. Baker is particularly celebrated for his depictions of urban life and the working class  in the Bo Kaap, District Six and the Cape Flats. He was a self taught artist who took inspiration from the work of Gregoire  Boonzaaier in style and subject matter. 

Size is 26.5cm x 28.5cm including a slim anodised  gilt metal frame. 

Postage is R120 by courier ; alternatively collect from Emmerantia Jhb.