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Ernst de Jong

South African 1934-2016 


Ernst de Jong was born in Pretoria in 1934 and spent his school years painting and swimming. His talent in this latter pursuit led to a scholarship to attend the University of Oklahoma in the USA, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and was awarded the Letzeiser prize for the best student in the faculty. He returned to South Africa in 1957 and the following year opened Ernst de Jong Studios for graphic design. Throughout his career, he lectured in graphic design and painting at the Pretoria Technikon (now Tshwane University of Technology), the University of Pretoria, and the University of the Witwatersrand. From 1994 to 1998, the artist and his wife moved to Oslo, Norway, where he produced a series of works titled Passage to Norway. Known for his Abstract Suprematist Symbolic style, de Jong continued to lecture, paint, and exhibit until his death in 2016.

De Jong participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in South Africa, Europe, and the USA, notably the 1972 Venice Biennale and a Retrospective Exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum in 1994 that featured 236 works by the artist. He also completed several public commissions such as the State Theatre fire screen mural in Pretoria, developed postage stamp artwork, and was the Design Director for the new South African bank notes in 1992.


68 lots offered      75.00% sold      ZAR 660 244
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Ernst de Jong; Abstract Composition in Black and Ochre
25 Jul 2022
ZAR 2 000 - 3 000
 
Ernst de Jong; Composition with Kudu
25 Jul 2022
Sold for ZAR 5 277
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Ernst de Jong; Abstract #69
28 Jun 2022
ZAR 18 000 - 24 000
 
Ernst de Jong; Nautilus
25 Apr 2022
Sold for ZAR 11 725
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Ernst de Jong; Female Nude
14 Mar 2022
Sold for ZAR 5 628
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Ernst de Jong; Abstract Composition no 73
14 Mar 2022
Sold for ZAR 29 313
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Ernst de Jong; Blue Kingdom
21 Feb 2022
Sold for ZAR 2 932
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Ernst de Jong; Blue Kingdom
25 Oct 2021
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
 
Ernst de Jong; Warrior with Winged Crown
27 Sep 2021
Sold for ZAR 2 345
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Ernst de Jong; Abstract in Blue
23 Aug 2021
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
 
Ernst de Jong; Fuchsias
11 Jul 2021
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
 
Ernst de Jong; Abstract Composition in Gold
11 Jul 2021
Sold for ZAR 17 588
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT