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This superb original framed 1934 Erich Mayer (Ernst Karl Erich Mayer 1876 to 1960) landscape watercolour painting is titled "Bosveld" and measures 51cm long x 44cm high in the frame and 33cm long x 24.5cm high (Ex-frame). The painting has been beautifully protected behind glass. The frame has some scuffs, but nothing a little TLC cant sort out. Ideally this superb original painting by one of South Africa's greats should be framed in a frame more befitting his work. Please view the pics carefully to fully appreciate this superb original investment painting by South African Master artist Erich Mayer and to confirm the condition, it's brand new.
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Link: www.johansborman.co.za/artist-biographies/mayer-erich/
from the Internet: "Ernst Karl Mayer was born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1876. In 1894 he was awarded a bursary to study architecture at Charlottenburg Technische Hochschule in Berlin, but had to discontinue his studies due to ill health in 1896. Mayer moved to South Africa in 1898, seeking a better climate for his health. He took up employment as Assistant Land-Surveyor in the Orange Free State, and a year later joined to Boer side in the Anglo-Boer War. During his time on commando with the Boer forces, he would often sketch portraits of farmers he encountered: “Boer figures, seen in their everyday sphere and environment, have always been of particular interest to him”, writes Van der Westhuysen (1952:11). In 1900 Mayer was captured by the British forces and interned at St. Helena, where he continued dedicating his free time to painting and sketching. Mayer was repatriated to Germany in 1902, and decided to continue his art training there. In 1904 he moved to South West Africa, and continued travelling to Germany between 1904 and 1911 to take drawing and painting courses in both Karlsruhe and Stuttgart. He returned to South Africa in 1911, settling in Potchefstroom. During his time there he earned his living making illustrations for books and for the press, but did not cease working on his art - painting mostly in watercolour and sketching in pencil and charcoal. During his “Potchefstroom period” Mayer befriended Pierneef and Wenning, who he regarded as close friends. By 1914 he had his first successful exhibition; however, later that year the First World War broke out and Mayer was interned for 21 months in Pietermaritzburg, which took a heavy toll on his health and affected his work for several years (Van der Westhuysen, 1952). In 1920, Mayer had an important exhibition in Stellenbosch, and he decided to move to Johannesburg in 1921."
***Incredible original signed 1934 Erich Mayer painting***
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