Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art

Live Virtual Auction, 5 - 6 April 2022

Art: Day Sale

Sold for

ZAR 108 110
Lot 441
  • Tinus de Jongh; The Banks of the Zambesi River
  • Tinus de Jongh; The Banks of the Zambesi River
  • Tinus de Jongh; The Banks of the Zambesi River
  • Tinus de Jongh; The Banks of the Zambesi River
  • Tinus de Jongh; The Banks of the Zambesi River


Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 108 110

About this Item

South African 1885-1942
The Banks of the Zambesi River

signed and dated 1933; inscribed with the title on a label adhered to the stretcher

oil on canvas
62,5 by 45cm excluding frame; 81,5 by 63,5 by 4,5cm including frame

Notes

"[Tinus de Jongh] spent about six weeks at the Victoria Falls, painting continually. In khaki shirt and riding breeches, high boots and pith helmet, and the inevitable pipe in his mouth, he was out with his easel from early morning till late sunset. He would return for a plunge in the pool and a supper break, after which he would continue to paint by the light of a blue electric lamp, which had been specially installed in a hotel room for his use."

Pat Weckesser (2013) Tinus de Jongh, His Life and Works, Cape Town: MJ de Jongh, page 68.

Literature

Pat Weckesser (2013) Tinus de Jongh, His Life and Works, Cape Town: MJ de Jongh, illustrated in colour on page 68, with the title The River Walk Zambezi River from the Zambian Shore.

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