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Sydney Carter

South African 1874-1945 


Sydney Carter was born in Enfield, Middlesex, England in 1874. He attended the Walthamstow School of Art in London from 1890 to 1895, and later won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art from 1895 to 1899. In 1923, Carter arrived in South Africa and travelled around the country before eventually settling in Johannesburg in 1926. The following year, he began teaching art at the Witwatersrand Technical College. During the mid to late 1930s, he was commissioned to paint murals for the Johannesburg and Cape Town Post Offices. Carter was also an illustrator, having worked on several book editions by famous international authors such as Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, and Charlotte Brontë and South African writer Dorothea Fairbridge. In addition to illustrations, Carter was a painter, mainly in gouche and oils, and particularly of landscapes, trees, and farmsteads. His works are in prominent South African collections such as the Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town, Pretoria Art Museum, Durban Art Gallery, and Ann Bryant Art Gallery in East London.


223 lots offered      68.61% sold      ZAR 1 456 645
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Sydney Carter; Willows on the River at Kronstadt
8 Apr 2019
Sold for ZAR 14 070
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Sydney Carter; View of Baldwin's Hill, Loughton, Essex
8 Apr 2019
ZAR 3 500 - 5 000
 
Sydney Carter; Riverside Willow
8 Apr 2019
Sold for ZAR 2 345
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Sydney Carter; Street Scene with Gum Trees
8 Apr 2019
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Sydney Carter; Cape Homestead
8 Apr 2019
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
 
Sydney Carter; Path between Bluegums
4 Mar 2019
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
 
Sydney Carter; A Mountainous Landscape
4 Mar 2019
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Sydney Carter; Landscape with Willows and Cattle
22 Oct 2018
Sold for ZAR 23 450
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Sydney Carter; Landscape with Road and Trees
22 Oct 2018
Sold for ZAR 2 345
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Sydney Carter; Dutch Scene with Market Stalls
17 Sep 2018
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Sydney Carter; A Mountainous Landscape
17 Sep 2018
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
 
Sydney Carter; Riverside Willow
17 Sep 2018
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000