Egon Guenther

This article is about the gallerist, printmaker and photographer. For the film director and screenwriter, see Egon Günther.
Egon Guenther
Born
Egon Ferdinand Guenther (originally Günther)

24 January 1921
Mannheim, Germany
Died30 January 2015(2015-01-30) (aged 94)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Known forPrint Making, Photography, Gallerist
SpouseHannelore Ingeborg Schmitt (1922–2011)

Egon Guenther (1921–2015) was a South African gallery owner, art teacher, print-maker, art photographer and collector. He had an influence on the development of South African art, notably the artists Giuseppe Cattaneo, Peter Haden, Hannes Harrs, Sydney Kumalo, Ezrom Legae, Cecil Skotnes, and Edoardo Villa. Guenther died on 30 January 2015 at the age of 94.

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