March Art

Timed Online Auction, 1 - 11 March 2024

Thomas Bowler
About the Session

Thomas Bowler, a largely self-taught painter, was born in England. He spent the bulk of his adult life at the Cape of Good Hope where he drew and painted seascapes and the Cape landscape, whilst depicting historical events of the time. Many of his paintings were reproduced as lithographs, available on a subscription basis in England. Bowler’s works were extensively published as illustrations in books and magazines, fulfilling the role of the modern-day photojournalist. 

Please join Strauss & Co this Art Club in Cape Town for a talk facilitated by specialist Kayleen Wrigley on the early landscape painter, Thomas Bowler. Travelling Recollections:  Journeying around the Cape through the lens of Thomas Bowler Tuesday, 5 March 2024 5:30 for 6:00pmm35 Brickfield Road, Woodstock, Cape Town.

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Sold for

ZAR 17 588
Lot 83
  • Thomas Bowler; Entrance to Table Bay Looking East
  • Thomas Bowler; Entrance to Table Bay Looking East
  • Thomas Bowler; Entrance to Table Bay Looking East
  • Thomas Bowler; Entrance to Table Bay Looking East


Lot Estimate
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 17 588

About this Item

South African 1812-1869
Entrance to Table Bay Looking East

signed and inscribed with the title on the paper on the reverse; inscribed with the title on label adhered to the reverse

watercolour with heightening in China White on toned paper
20,5 by 31cm excluding frame; 42,5 by 50,5 by 3,5cm including frame

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