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 23 450
Lot 99
  • Carl Ossmann; Waterberg, Namibia
  • Carl Ossmann; Waterberg, Namibia
  • Carl Ossmann; Waterberg, Namibia


Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 23 450

About this Item

Namibian 1883-1935
Waterberg, Namibia

signed and dated 1932

oil on canvas
59 by 74cm excluding frame; 83 by 99 by 6cm including frame

Provenance

E. Schweickerdt Collection, Pretoria.

Private Collection, Cape Town.

Literature

Nico Roos (1978) Art in South-West Africa, Pretoria: J P van der Walt en Seuns, a detail illustrated in colour on page 187.

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