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Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk

South African 1853-1936 

Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk grew up and lived in Riversdale in the Western Cape. A mostly self-taught artist, he created art in his spare time while working as a bookkeeper in an attorney’s office. Volschenk joined the South African Drawing Club in 1894 and exhibited with the group. He married Helen Smallberger in 1899 and together they had nine daughters – the eldest of whom, Vera, followed in her father’s artistic footsteps. In 1904, Volschenk left his office job and became a full-time artist. Well known for his grand landscape paintings, he was particularly inspired by the areas around Riversdale and the Langeberg Mountains.

Image source: https://www.sahistory.org.za/node/56602

225 lots offered      89.78% sold      ZAR 9 913 526
 

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Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; When the Birds to their Rest Retire
23 May 2016
Sold for ZAR 68 208
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Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Landscape with Mozambiquerskop from Hill above Riversdale
23 May 2016
Sold for ZAR 47 746
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Sandhills, Stillbay
23 May 2016
Sold for ZAR 73 892
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; River at Fort Victoria, S. Rhodesia: Morning
23 May 2016
Sold for ZAR 79 576
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Sketch of Bezuidenhout Valley
18 Apr 2016
Sold for ZAR 14 052
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Op de Werf, Riversdale district
14 Mar 2016
Sold for ZAR 25 010
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; In Tradouw Pass
14 Mar 2016
Sold for ZAR 18 189
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; An Afternoon of Solitude
14 Mar 2016
Sold for ZAR 73 892
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Golden Evening
14 Mar 2016
Sold for ZAR 54 567
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; The Bullworks of the Shore (sic)
12 Oct 2015
Sold for ZAR 20 463
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Approach to Garcias Pass
1 Jun 2015
Sold for ZAR 29 557
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; The Mozambiquerskop
1 Jun 2015
Sold for ZAR 90 944
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

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