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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.


261 lots offered      79.69% sold      ZAR 3 502 684
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Erich Mayer; Landscape with Trees
22 Oct 2018
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
 
Erich Mayer; Bushveld Landscape with Baobab
17 Sep 2018
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Erich Mayer; Along the Road
17 Sep 2018
Sold for ZAR 8 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Erich Mayer; African Village
16 Jul 2018
Sold for ZAR 3 049
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Erich Mayer; Meidjie in Basoetoeland (sic)
16 Jul 2018
ZAR 6 000 - 9 000
 
Erich Mayer; Mountainous Landscape
16 Jul 2018
Sold for ZAR 12 898
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Erich Mayer; Hikers in the Mountains
16 Jul 2018
Sold for ZAR 2 580
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Erich Mayer; Landscape with Road
16 Jul 2018
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
 
Erich Mayer; Landscape with Trees
16 Jul 2018
Sold for ZAR 5 277
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Erich Mayer; On the Banks of the Apies River, Near Mountain View, Pretoria
16 Jul 2018
Sold for ZAR 5 863
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Erich Mayer; Female Artist; Studies of Seated Woman; Studies of Sheep; three
7 May 2018
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
 
Erich Mayer; Landscape with Eroded Watercourse
9 Apr 2018
Sold for ZAR 14 070
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT