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Frans Oerder

South African 1867-1944 


Frans Oerder was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands and studied art at the Rotterdam Academy as well as under Ernest Blanc-Garin in Brussels, before moving to Pretoria in 1890. He worked briefly for the Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg Maatschappij (NZASM) and later taught art at the Staatsmeisjesskool, which became Pretoria Girls High School. In 1899, at the request of President Paul Kruger, he joined the Boer cause as an official war artist. Apart from sketching Boer positions in the field, the artist produced a fine group of British portraits while interned as a prisoner of war at Meintjieskop. After his release he travelled up the east coast of Africa, painting landscapes and figure and architectural studies, but the trip was cut short by a bout of malaria. Oerder returned to the Netherlands in 1908 and married flower painter Gerda Pitlo. One of Oerder’s paintings, Magnolias, was sold to the New York Graphic Society and reproductions of the work were bought in record numbers, but the artist derived no financial benefit having sold the rights along with the work. Oerder and his wife settled in Pretoria in 1938 and he continued painting flower studies, still lifes, official portraits, and landscapes based on his travels across the country.


217 lots offered      67.74% sold      ZAR 18 136 958
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Frans Oerder; Leisure Hours
27 May 2025
Starting at ZAR 180 000USD 9 826
Frans Oerder; Lake View, Braamfontein Farm (Zoo Lake)
27 May 2025
Starting at ZAR 45 000USD 2 457
Frans Oerder; Still Life of Flowers in a Copper Pot
27 May 2025
Starting at ZAR 180 000USD 9 826
Frans Oerder; Still Life with Nasturtiums
27 May 2025
Starting at ZAR 200 000USD 10 918
Frans Oerder; Stillewe met Appel Bloeisels (Still Life with Apple Blossoms)
27 May 2025
Starting at ZAR 30 000USD 1 638
Frans Oerder; Begonias in a Bowl
27 May 2025
Starting at ZAR 80 000USD 4 367
Frans Oerder; Still Life with Vase, Vessels and Book
27 May 2025
Starting at ZAR 70 000USD 3 821
Frans Oerder; The Lane
12 May 2025
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Frans Oerder; Boslandskap, Noord-Transvaal, 1939
12 Nov 2024
ZAR 300 000 - 400 000
 
Frans Oerder; Hydrangeas in a Bowl
17 Sep 2024
Sold for ZAR 222 775
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frans Oerder; Figure in Alley
12 Aug 2024
Sold for ZAR 17 588
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frans Oerder; Still Life with Carnations
21 Jul 2024
Sold for ZAR 99 663
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT