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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; Avond op die Vlakte
26 Sep 2011
Sold for ZAR 21 723
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Sheep Veld, Riversdale
26 Sep 2011
Sold for ZAR 42 332
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Early Morning in the Camdeboo Mountains
26 Sep 2011
Sold for ZAR 44 560
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; The Vaal River near Klerksdorp (in flood)
26 Sep 2011
Sold for ZAR 44 560
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Victoria Falls
16 May 2011
Sold for ZAR 61 270
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; An Extensive Riversdale Landscape
16 May 2011
Sold for ZAR 66 840
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Sheep on the Veld
16 May 2011
Sold for ZAR 50 130
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Where the Gwarriebosch is at Home; Evening, (on Road Ladismith to Van Wyksdorp, C.P.)
16 May 2011
Sold for ZAR 133 680
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Mountains in Morning Light, Swellendam
7 Mar 2011
Sold for ZAR 116 970
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Morning Sunshine
1 Nov 2010
Sold for ZAR 33 420
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; A Vlei in Mountains (Happy Valley, Riversdale)
1 Nov 2010
Sold for ZAR 46 788
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; A Landscape with Trees
1 Nov 2010
Sold for ZAR 189 380
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.