South African & International Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Online-Only Auction, 21 - 29 September 2015
South African and International Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 4 684
About this Item
South African 1829-1908
Near Villiersdorp
inscribed with the artist's name and title on the backing board in another hand
watercolour
14 by 44,5cm excluding frame; 33 by 62 by 2,5cm including frame
Notes
Further inscription on the reverse reads: 'Property of JP DE SMIDT. This un-signed painting could well be by TW Bowler, although it is probably an "exercise" painting by Abraham de Smidt, Bowler's principal pupil, with "corrections" and amendation by Bowler'.
Provenance
The De Smidt Family
Exhibited
South African National Gallery, Cape Town, Memorial Exhibition, 1974
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