Adriaan Boshoff was born in Pretoria in 1935 and passed away in 2008 at the age of 73. He was a self-taught artist. Adriaan Boshoff worked in oils and had become known for portraying everyday scenes in his unmistakable impressionistic style. Adriaan Boshoffs art has been exhibited and collected throughout the world. Adriaan Boshoff was one of the great impressionistic artists in his day was a reclusive man, an artist who was only really happy in his studio, surrounded by paint and canvases.