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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

120 lots offered      164.17% sold      ZAR 9 775 734
 

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Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Mountain and Veld – Riversdale
13 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 17 193
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; The Stellenbosch Mountain
13 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 13 225
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Mountains Near Ladysmith
13 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 12 898
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; The Charms of the Veld (Riversdale)
28 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 56 280
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; In Garcia's Pass, Riversdale
28 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 35 175
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; The Hut (in Riversdale Valley)
28 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 21 105
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Mountain Landscape
28 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 41 038
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Figures by a River
28 Nov 2022
Starting at ZAR 18 000
 
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Boschkraatje (near Riversdale)
28 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 22 278
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; The Veld and the Mountains, Riversdale
22 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 68 280
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; A Heathery Valley (near Garcias Pass, Riversdale)
22 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 39 830
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Heather and Wild Cypresses, Garcias Pass
22 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 43 244
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

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