Modern and Contemporary Art: Namibian Horizons

Timed Online Auction, 26 April - 8 May 2023

Namibian Horizons
About the Session

Strauss & Co is excited to present a special focus that celebrates Namibian landscape art. The auction presents a rare opportunity for art collectors to own a piece of Namibia's natural beauty through a stunning collection of extraordinary and pristine Namibian landscape paintings and other subjects by Namibian artists. The auction will showcase a diverse range of artworks, including oil paintings, watercolours, and works on paper.

Visitors can view the paintings at a special preview exhibition Monday to Friday, 10 am to 5 pm at the Strauss & Co Cape Town office, Brickfield Canvas, Brickfield Road, Woodstock.


Sold for

ZAR 7 035
Lot 103
  • Johannes Blatt; Desert Landscape, Lüderitz, Namibia
  • Johannes Blatt; Desert Landscape, Lüderitz, Namibia
  • Johannes Blatt; Desert Landscape, Lüderitz, Namibia


Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 7 035

About this Item

South African 1905-1972
Desert Landscape, Lüderitz, Namibia

signed and dated 1945; inscribed with a dedication on the reverse

gouache on paper laid down on board
28 by 38cm excluding frame; 52 by 62 by 3cm including frame

Notes

The inscription on the reverse indicates this painting was a birthday gift to 'Mutti' (mother), the matriarch of the Drucker family, Lüderitz. Blatt would have traveled there specifically to have painted this work on commission.

Provenance

Strauss & Co, Online, 5 February 2018, lot 403.

Private Collection, Cape Town.

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