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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; Landscape
15 Mar 2010
Sold for ZAR 61 270
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; A Mountain Slope
8 Oct 2009
Sold for ZAR 40 104
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; A Pageant of Spring Heather: Evening (Riversdale)
8 Oct 2009
Sold for ZAR 105 830
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Approach to Michell's Pass, (Wolseley)
8 Oct 2009
ZAR 80 000 - 100 000
 
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Romantic Mountain Pass (Zevenweeks Poort, in the Swarterberg Range.)
7 Sep 2009
ZAR 300 000 - 400 000
 
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; In the Sheep Country
7 Sep 2009
ZAR 150 000 - 200 000
 
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; A Harmony in Yellow and Purple
7 Sep 2009
Sold for ZAR 27 850
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Sunset on the River
7 Sep 2009
Sold for ZAR 64 612
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; A Quiet Winters Evening on the Kaffirkuils River
7 Sep 2009
Sold for ZAR 53 472
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT