In the middle of Johannesburg’s central business district, on the corner of Klein and King George Streets, the Johannesburg Art Gallery features artwork by Rodin, Dante, Gabriel Rossetti, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Edgar Degas, and Henry Moore. Joubert Park may be a little sketchy, but the gallery is located in a stunning structure created by Edward Lutyens. The latter was heavily engaged in the planning and construction of New Delhi. The art gallery, the largest on the subcontinent with a collection more extensive than that of the SA National Art Gallery in Cape Town, is a treasure trove in the middle of a bustling, pulsating third-world city.
Because of the collection’s size, only 10% of the artwork is ever displayed at the gallery; the remainder is kept in storage. The gallery regularly adds to its collection of artefacts thanks to generous donations from Anglo Americans and the City of Johannesburg and a sizable trust fund.
The Johannesburg Art Gallery is home to a vast South African collection that includes the works of Gerard Sekoto, Alexis Preller, Maud Sumner, Sydney Kumalo, and Ezrom Legae in addition to an amazing collection of 17th-century Dutch paintings and famous works by Picasso and Monet. It also houses antiques, sculptures, drawings, prints, and lacework. The Johannesburg Art Gallery frequently presents ad hoc topics or artefact exhibitions.