page_title: Pieter Wenning
section_title: The Individualists
hierarchical_section_title: Pieter Wenning / The Pretoria Bookshop / The Individualists
caption_attribution_description: English: The Individualists c1910, left to right: Dr. Grünberger, Nina Murray, Marcele Piltan, Pierneef, Ms. Harding of the Normal College, Pieter Wenning and Ms. Stent.
context_page_description: Pieter Willem Frederick Wenning was a South African painter and etcher, considered to be the progenitor of the style of Cape Impressionism.
context_section_description: Through the bookshop, Wenning became acquainted with a number of Pretoria personalities, who decided to form a society they called The Individualists. Wenning became secretary. It is known that Pierneef and George Smithard were also founding members.
  The group was formed towards the middle of 1911, and held their first exhibition on 20 November 1911. Other early members were Marcelle Piltan, Selina Harding, Madge Cook, Nina Murray, Sydney Stent and Mr G. Schild. In 1912, Miss G. 
  Anderson and Mr. J.L. Gartner were added and Fanie Eloff was invited to exhibit with them.
caption: The Individualists, c1910/1911, left to right: Dr. Grünberger, Nina Murray, Marcele Piltan, Pierneef, Ms. Harding of the Normal College, Pieter Wenning and Ms. Stent.
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