Cape Town

Cape Town
by Ronald Cohen
Adopted by
Melck Kuttel
in loving memory of my grandfather, Bing ‘Bingo’ Walker
on May 14, 2021
Cape Town in watercolors

Cape Town : a study in watercolours

By Ronald Cohen. Cape Town, South Africa: Fernwood Press, 2015.

Ronald Cohen, architect and artist, was born in South Africa and later moved to London where he succeeded as an interior designer. On holidays, he traveled and painted widely in Europe, South America, the Middle East, and Africa, always drawn to different varieties of architecture.  “But then I discovered Cape Town,” he wrote, “and there I found absolutely everything to delight my senses—the wonderful clarity of the light, the expansive golden beaches, the granite rocks and the sparkling sea . . . this amazing mélange of different styles of building reflecting different cultures and periods, the diversity of the flora, and, of course, the dramatic backdrop of Table Mountain.” Here, 25 of Cohen’s lovely Cape Town watercolors are presented loose leaf, printed on high-quality art paper, 42 x 30 cm. The enclosed booklet tells the story of each building depicted—its architectural style, the materials that compose it, its neighborhood, its former and current occupants, and its place in history.    

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