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Frans Oerder

South African 1867-1944 


Frans Oerder was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands and studied art at the Rotterdam Academy as well as under Ernest Blanc-Garin in Brussels, before moving to Pretoria in 1890. He worked briefly for the Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg Maatschappij (NZASM) and later taught art at the Staatsmeisjesskool, which became Pretoria Girls High School. In 1899, at the request of President Paul Kruger, he joined the Boer cause as an official war artist. Apart from sketching Boer positions in the field, the artist produced a fine group of British portraits while interned as a prisoner of war at Meintjieskop. After his release he travelled up the east coast of Africa, painting landscapes and figure and architectural studies, but the trip was cut short by a bout of malaria. Oerder returned to the Netherlands in 1908 and married flower painter Gerda Pitlo. One of Oerder’s paintings, Magnolias, was sold to the New York Graphic Society and reproductions of the work were bought in record numbers, but the artist derived no financial benefit having sold the rights along with the work. Oerder and his wife settled in Pretoria in 1938 and he continued painting flower studies, still lifes, official portraits, and landscapes based on his travels across the country.


216 lots offered      68.06% sold      ZAR 18 136 958
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Frans Oerder; Still Life with Bowl of Anemones
20 May 2019
ZAR 100 000 - 150 000
 
Frans Oerder; Harbour Landscape
18 Mar 2019
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
 
Frans Oerder; Still Life with White Flowers
12 Nov 2018
ZAR 100 000 - 150 000
 
Frans Oerder; Fort Ibo, East Africa
12 Nov 2018
Sold for ZAR 136 560
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frans Oerder; Canal View with the Basilica of St Nicholas, Amsterdam
15 Oct 2018
Sold for ZAR 56 900
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frans Oerder; Anemones in a Ginger Jar
15 Oct 2018
Sold for ZAR 136 560
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frans Oerder; Peonies
15 Oct 2018
Sold for ZAR 125 180
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frans Oerder; Azaleas in a Vase
15 Oct 2018
Sold for ZAR 182 080
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frans Oerder; An Encampment with Wagon
15 Oct 2018
Sold for ZAR 170 700
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frans Oerder; Harbour Landscape
4 Jun 2018
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
 
Frans Oerder; Om die Pap Pot
4 Jun 2018
ZAR 300 000 - 500 000
 
Frans Oerder; Peonies
4 Jun 2018
ZAR 100 000 - 150 000