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Erich Mayer

South African 1876-1960 


Erich Mayer trained as an architect in Berlin, Germany, and came to South Africa in 1898 to work as a land surveyor in the Free State. He joined the Boer commandos during the South African War (1899–1902) and spent time as a Prisoner of War on St Helena. He settled in Pretoria and would often go out into the countryside on painting trips with his friend Henk Pierneef, who also taught Mayer the art of woodcut printing. Less known among Mayer’s artistic output are the large scale commissioned works – two murals in the Jeppe Street Post Office in Johannesburg and one in the dining room of Monument High School, Krugersdorp. Mayer used his popular representative style to capture the lives of ordinary rural South Africans and their environments on canvas.


262 lots offered      79.77% sold      ZAR 3 506 436
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Erich Mayer; Rural Landscape
19 Aug 2025
Starting at ZAR 2 800
Erich Mayer; Landscape with Thorn Trees
19 Aug 2025
Current bid ZAR 2 200
Erich Mayer; Farm House
19 Aug 2025
Starting at ZAR 2 800
Erich Mayer; Wilgerbome/Willows, Dist. Bethlehem
19 Aug 2025
Current bid ZAR 2 000
Erich Mayer; Dog and Cow studies
18 Aug 2025
Starting at ZAR 500
Erich Mayer; Houses and Trees
14 Jul 2025
Sold for ZAR 3 752
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Erich Mayer; Rivierbedding, Noord-Transvaal
27 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 15 243
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Erich Mayer; Village Scene with Boabab
12 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Erich Mayer; Landscape with Mountains and Cattle
12 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 1 114
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Erich Mayer; Landscape with Trees and Rocks
10 Mar 2025
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
 
Erich Mayer; Landscape with Trees and Mountains
2 Dec 2024
Sold for ZAR 2 932
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Erich Mayer; Portrait of a Young Man
2 Dec 2024
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT