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Charles Gassner

South African 1915-1977 

Gassner was a European-trained artist whose life and work were shaped by the turbulence of the 20th century. In the years leading up to World War II, he studied at the Reimann Schüle in Berlin, a prominent expressionist art school of the time.

During the war, Gassner was imprisoned in Germany. After his release, he resumed his artistic training in The Hague. In 1948, he emigrated to South Africa, where he held his first exhibition in Cape Town in 1950. He later lived in Brisbane, Australia, during the early 1950s.

Gassner exhibited his work widely across South Africa, as well as in Australia and Brazil, leaving behind a legacy marked by resilience and a deeply expressive visual language.

81 lots offered      60.49% sold      ZAR 368 452

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Charles Gassner; Abstract Landscape
Abstract Landscape
17 Jul 2017
Sold for ZAR 11 125
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Young Girl with a Cat
Young Girl with a Cat
27 Jul 2015
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
 
Charles Gassner; Abstract
Abstract
29 Sep 2014
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
 
Charles Gassner; Abstract
Abstract
29 Sep 2014
Sold for ZAR 3 513
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Green Abstract
Green Abstract
30 Jul 2014
Sold for ZAR 5 855
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Abstract
Abstract
23 Apr 2014
Sold for ZAR 10 539
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Still Life
Still Life
23 Apr 2014
Sold for ZAR 4 684
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Nude
Nude
23 Apr 2014
Sold for ZAR 4 684
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Landscape with Trees
Landscape with Trees
11 Oct 2010
Sold for ZAR 7 026
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Meisje met Zwarte Hoed
Meisje met Zwarte Hoed
11 Oct 2010
Sold for ZAR 89 120
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT