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George Enslin

South African 1919-1972 


George Enslin was born in Richmond, England in 1919. His father was a military chaplain with the South African Forces during World War I and after the war, the family relocated to Elgin, in the Western Cape. Although he briefly pursued engineering at Stellenbosch University, Enslin left to study commercial art under Arthur Podolini Volkmann at the School of Commercial and Fine Art in Cape Town. In 1946, Enslin studied at the Continental School of Art in Cape Town under Maurice van Essche and held his first solo exhibition two years later. Between 1949 and 1950, he attended the Heatherly School of Fine Art in London, the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris, and the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara, Italy. He returned to South Africa in 1950. In the 1960s, he travelled to Japan to learn about Japanese woodblock printing, pottery making, enamel, and bronze casting. He met and married his wife, Noriko, in Osaka, Japan in 1966 and the couple lived in Greece until Enslin’s death in 1972. Enslin was a peripatetic painter who travelled the world by yacht and caravan and his love for adventure is reflected in his spontaneous and energetic painting style, which beautifully captured a variety of landscapes and town scenes.


117 lots offered      64.96% sold      ZAR 976 233
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
George Enslin; Harbour Scene
17 Sep 2018
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
 
George Enslin; Paris
17 Sep 2018
Sold for ZAR 2 345
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Enslin; The Winding Path
16 Jul 2018
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Enslin; Roof Tops
16 Jul 2018
Sold for ZAR 17 588
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Enslin; Greek Island Harbour
5 Feb 2018
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
 
George Enslin; Proteas
27 Nov 2017
Sold for ZAR 14 052
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Enslin; Roof Tops
13 Nov 2017
ZAR 25 000 - 35 000
 
George Enslin; Greek Island Harbour
16 Oct 2017
ZAR 30 000 - 50 000
 
George Enslin; Geisha Girl
18 Sep 2017
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
 
George Enslin; Kalk Bay
5 Jun 2017
Sold for ZAR 34 104
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Enslin; District Six
5 Jun 2017
Sold for ZAR 39 788
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
George Enslin; Harbour Scene
9 Apr 2017
Sold for ZAR 21 078
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.