South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Online-Only Auction, 2 - 9 April 2018
Works on Paper
Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 967
About this Item
South African 1867-1944
A British 'Tommy'
signed
watercolour on paper
31,5 by 22,5cm excluding frame; 51,5 by 40 by 1,5cm including frame
Notes
Frans Oerder was appointed by President Paul Kruger as the Transvaal Republic's official war artist during the Anglo Boer War (1899-1902). The nickname 'Tommy' was used by Boers as a nickname for British soldiers generally.