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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; A Riversdale Landscape – Rock, Bush and Aloe
8 Jun 2019
Sold for ZAR 56 900
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Sunbeams (in the Langeberg and Riversdale)
8 Jun 2019
Sold for ZAR 34 140
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Die Berge in Keurkloof, Montagu
8 Jun 2019
Sold for ZAR 15 363
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; From the Heights at Melkboom, Riversdale
20 May 2019
Sold for ZAR 20 484
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Dawn: In the Karroo
20 May 2019
Sold for ZAR 125 180
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Victoria Falls
20 May 2019
Sold for ZAR 56 900
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Evening, near Stillbay
8 Apr 2019
Sold for ZAR 37 520
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Vlakke Velden, (Riversdale)
8 Apr 2019
Sold for ZAR 15 243
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Autumn: Pear Trees (Phizantfontein, Riversdale)
18 Mar 2019
Sold for ZAR 56 900
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; The Gorge, Rust en Vrede (Oudtshoorn)
12 Nov 2018
Sold for ZAR 28 450
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Below the Drift: The Morass River, Oudtshoorn
12 Nov 2018
Sold for ZAR 79 660
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Shadowed Pool and Krantz, Graaff-Reinet
12 Nov 2018
Sold for ZAR 34 140
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

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