A painting depicting early surfing and the first wooden pavilion in Muizenberg has gone missing. The Muizenberg Historical Conservation Society is appealing for help in locating the artwork, which is a key piece in their project documenting the area's surfing heritage.
The painting is the work of G Turner and was featured on the cover of a book documenting the history of Muizenberg . A project to rebuild the puzzle of Muizenberg ’s recreational lineage is lacking a key sentimental piece. An artwork depicting life in the unique corner of False Bay was under the custodianship of the Muizenberg Historical Conservation Society, but it now seems to have been misplaced.
Members of the society recently began a project looking to compile a history of the area’s wave riders, starting by relocating the iconic portrait. The sought-after painting was once used as the cover of a 2009 book by Micheal Walker which documented the growth of Muizenberg between 1880 and 1930. It is the work of G. Turner and was completed in the early decades of the 1900s, with the piece of art carrying more sentimental value than monetary worth. The society is unaware of what the “G” stands for, but is assured it is not attributed to English landscape artist George Turner who died in 1910. Walker was given permission by the society to reproduce the artwork, and chairperson of the society Roger Stewart hopes the original will resurface. “The painting is of great historical importance for Muizenberg. It not only depicts early body-board surfing but also includes the first wooden pavilion, which was built in 1911 and replaced in 1929,” explained Stewart. “We are not sure when Turner painted the scene, but presumably in this period. We are still hoping, and any help in tracking it down would be much appreciated,” he toldStewart admits that catching waves is not the inspiration for the project, but they are instead driven by a dedication to documenting what“No, we are not surfers. Our motivation as members of the board is to promote the living surfing heritage of ‘The Berg’,” he explained. The society is in the early phases of the surfing heritage project and is keen to collaborate with members of the public to curate the contribution
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