Dr Matthys Johannes Strydom Family Collection, Evening Sale
Live Virtual Auction, 22 November 2022
Dr Matthys Johannes Strydom Family Collection Live Auction
About the SessionMatthys Strydom was a true connoisseur of South African art. As director of the well-known Strydom Gallery in George for more than 30 years, he was responsible for the selection of a wide variety of prime art works from all over the country for the annual exhibitions. The Dr Matthys Johannes Strydom Family Collection offered by Strauss & Co gives collectors and art lovers the chance to become part of this great selection from the art history of our country.
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About this Item
signed; inscribed with the artist's name and title on a label adhered to the reverse
Notes
The view shows Devil’s Peak and Table Mountain from Rondebosch Common seen from a window of the Groote Schuur Estate where the artist spent some time. Wenning died at the age of 47 from tuberculosis but, despite his relatively short career, he produced over 300 paintings in addition to his drawings and etchings. His work is included in the collections of the Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town, the Pretoria Art Museum, the Johannesburg Art Gallery, the William Humphreys Gallery in Kimberley, and the Wits Art Museum, among others.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by Dr de Cotons, Johannesburg.
Sarah Gertrude Millin, thence by decent.
Dr Elizabeth Cipolla.
Dr Matthys Johannes Strydom Family Collection.
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