Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 15 October 2018
Art: Evening Session
Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 17 070
About this Item
German/Namibian 1888-1977
Arid Landscape with Trees
signed with the artist's initials and dated 1960; further inscribed on two Peter and Regina Strack labels with accession number 52 and further inscribed 'Gift from Mrs von Funcke to Peter Strack, from the estate of Adolph Jentsch' in German adhered to the reverse
watercolour on paper
18 by 23,5cm excluding frame
Notes
Sadly, in 1975 a fire destroyed the von Funckes' farm where a large number of Jentsch’s paintings were stored, resulting in the loss of much of Jentsch’s oeuvre from around 40 years. This work was recovered from the fire.
Provenance
Mrs Dorothee Von Funcke
The Late Peter and Regina Strack Collection.
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