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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

218 lots offered      90.37% sold      ZAR 9 775 734
 

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Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Joy of Spring
3 Oct 2022
Sold for ZAR 76 213
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Spring Flowers, Namaqualand
21 Sep 2022
Sold for ZAR 28 336
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Mimosa Valley, Nel's Poort: Evening
21 Sep 2022
Sold for ZAR 64 400
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Landscape with Mountains in the Distance
25 Jul 2022
Sold for ZAR 23 450
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; The Tradouw Pass
28 Jun 2022
Starting at ZAR 20 000
 
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; The Charms of the Veld (Riversdale)
28 Jun 2022
Starting at ZAR 50 000
 
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Still Evening, Still Bay, Mouth of the Kaffirkuils River, Riversdale
13 Jun 2022
Sold for ZAR 76 213
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; In Zevenweeks Poort
14 Mar 2022
Sold for ZAR 52 763
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; A Lake in Switzerland
21 Feb 2022
Sold for ZAR 35 175
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Mozambiquers Kop and Riversdale Veld
29 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 32 830
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; In Zevenweeks Poort
29 Nov 2021
Starting at ZAR 40 000
 
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk; Veld and Mountain, Riversdale
25 Oct 2021
Sold for ZAR 18 526
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

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