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Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk

South African 1853-1936 


Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk grew up and lived in Riversdale in the Western Cape. A mostly self-taught artist, he created art in his spare time while working as a bookkeeper in an attorney’s office. Volschenk joined the South African Drawing Club in 1894 and exhibited with the group. He married Helen Smallberger in 1899 and together they had nine daughters – the eldest of whom, Vera, followed in her father’s artistic footsteps. In 1904, Volschenk left his office job and became a full-time artist. Well known for his grand landscape paintings, he was particularly inspired by the areas around Riversdale and the Langeberg Mountains.

Image source: https://www.sahistory.org.za/node/56602


216 lots offered      90.28% sold      ZAR 9 673 726
 

Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; The Rooikraans and Kamnatie Valley, Oudtshoorn
18 Sep 2023
Sold for ZAR 82 075
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Farm in Cango (Oudtshoorn)
11 Sep 2023
Starting at ZAR 15 000
 
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; A Bouldery Ridge near Bainskloof, Worcester
11 Sep 2023
Sold for ZAR 26 968
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Riversdale
10 Jul 2023
Sold for ZAR 46 900
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Sea and Mountain, Mossel Bay
12 Jun 2023
Sold for ZAR 23 450
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Mountain Landscape with Roadway
15 May 2023
Sold for ZAR 14 070
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; A Veld Pad
8 May 2023
Sold for ZAR 15 000
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Evening - The Mouth of Kaffirkuils River
8 May 2023
Sold for ZAR 49 245
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; The Ashton Mountains
13 Mar 2023
Sold for ZAR 29 313
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Maltese Lily in a Vase
13 Mar 2023
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Figures by a River
13 Mar 2023
Sold for ZAR 37 520
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Mountain and Veld – Riversdale
13 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 17 193
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

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