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Maggie Laubser

South African 1886-1973 


Maggie Laubser was born on the farm Bloubommetjieskloof, near Malmesbury, in the wheat fields of the Western Cape. The formative impressions of her youth – farm life, the inhabitants of the farm, nature, flowers and animals, bathed in the ever-changing light – informed her painting throughout her life. She left for Europe in 1913 and visited an artists’ colony at Laren in Holland, studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, lived in Antwerp and at Lake Garda. From 1922 to 1924 she came in close contact with German Expressionism in Berlin and blossomed into a painter of authority and commitment. She simplified her images by stripping them of detail, intensified her colours and contrasts, and retained only the essential symbolic forms of her personal vision and interpretation.

In 1924 she returned permanently to South Africa where initially her art received harsh criticism but over time her considerable achievements were acknowledged. From 1947 she lived at her home Altyd Lig at the Strand, and continued to paint until her death in 1973.


347 lots offered      76.95% sold      ZAR 96 896 708
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Maggie Laubser; Belgiese Landskap (Belgian Landscape)
22 Nov 2022
Starting at ZAR 170 000
 
Maggie Laubser; Huts and Trees with Figures in a Landscape
7 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 455 200
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Maggie Laubser; Washer Woman
7 Nov 2022
Starting at ZAR 550 000
 
Maggie Laubser; Portrait of a Woman with Head Scarf
7 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 1 024 200
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Maggie Laubser; Nasturtiums in a Vase, recto; Still Life with Gerberas and Apples
7 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 341 400
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Maggie Laubser; Composition Birds and Boats
7 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 364 160
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Maggie Laubser; Birds and Boats
7 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 341 400
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Maggie Laubser; Portrait of a Woman with Necklace and Earrings
7 Nov 2022
Starting at ZAR 220 000
 
Maggie Laubser; Landscape with Harvester, Tree and Houses
7 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 364 160
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Maggie Laubser; Portrait of a Woman
25 Oct 2022
Sold for ZAR 304 850
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Maggie Laubser; Duck
25 Oct 2022
Sold for ZAR 76 213
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Maggie Laubser; Seated Girl
21 Sep 2022
Sold for ZAR 102 420
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.