[1] In 1948, William Humphreys gave to the City of Kimberley a major part of his personal collection of sixteenth and seventeenth century Dutch and Flemish Old Masters, British and French paintings, antique furniture and other objets d'art.
Landscape with Ruins by Karel Dujardin (1622-1678) and a river scene by Jan van Goyen (1596-1656) are among the most renowned selections.
The best-known artists in this group are Andrea del Sarto (1486–1530), Emma Ciardi (1879–1933) en Salvator Rosa (1615–1673).
Paintings in this collection include Mrs Irvine J. Boswell by Henry Raeburn (1756–1823), Lord Eldin by Andrew Geddes (1783–1844), Mother and Child: The Bath by William Orpen (1878–1931), and a self-portrait by David Wilkie (1785–1841).
Among the oldest artists whose work is shown here is Thomas William Bowler (1812-1869) and Frederick Timpson I'Ons (1802-1887).
Other highlights include De Beers Mine (The Big Hole), Old Church, Tulbagh, and Victoria Falls by Robert Gwelo Goodman (1871-1939); Bowl with a clump of mixed flowers by Wolf Kibel (1903–1938); The Return of the Rajah and The Messenger of Death by John Henry Amshewitz (1882-1942); Ship in Durban Harbor by Clement Senèque (1897-1930); Pool in the Komati River by Rosamund Everard-Steenkamp (1907-1945); and Rock Landscape by Stefan Ampenberger (1908–1983).