ERNEST BENJAMIN KING ORIGINAL 1971 OIL ON BOARD BUSHVELD FIRE LANDSCAPE (SA ARTIST 20^TH CENTURY) (60CM W 45CM H)

VERY COLOURFUL AND STRIKING ORIGINAL 1971 OIL PAINTING BY SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIST ERNEST BENJAMIN KING. A SA BUSHVELD FIRE LANDSCAPE SCENE WITH FLAMES CLIMBING BURNT TREE BRANCES AND SMOKE FILLING THE AIR. ONE OF THE MOST CAPTIVATING PAINTINGS I HAVE SEEN.

ERNEST BENJAMIN KING IS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS COLOURFUL SA LANDSCAPE SCENES IN HIS ARTWORK AND FOR HIS THICK USE OF THE BRUSH (PAINT IS THICKLY APPLIED). MANY OF THE ARTWORK I HAVE SEEN BY THE ARTIST WAS ABOUT SOUTH AFRICAN LANDSCAPE SCENES. MANY OF HIS ARTWORK WAS DATED FROM THE 1950S.
 
AS IS THE CASE WITH MANY SOUTH AFRICAN ARTISTS THAT LIVED AND PAINTED IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY IT IS NOT EASY TO FIND OUT ABOUT THERE LIVES ONLINE. ALL I COULD FIND OUT ABOUT ERNEST BENJAMIN KING WAS THAT HE DIED A FEW YEARS BACK. SINCE MANY OF HIS WORK DATE FROM THE 1950S THIS SEEM PROPABLE.
 
HIS WORK HAS BEEN OFFERED ON AUCTION MANY TIMES (PLEASE SEE ONLINE) AND IS BECOMING VALUABLE SELLING FOR AROUND R4000 TO R8000 A PIECE.
 
SIGNED ON LEFT BOTTOM OF DRAWING: ERNEST KING 71
 
SIZE: WITH FRAME 72CM WIDE 56CM HIGH
PAINTING  60CM WIDE 45CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: WOODEN FRAME HAS SOME MINOR NICKS.  WITH HANGING CORD AT BACK. PAINTING STILL IN GOOD CONDITION.
 
PLEASE SEE MY OTHER ITEMS ON AUCTION. I HAVE 3 OTHER ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY WELL-KNOWN ARTISTS ON AUCTION THIS WEEK. INCLUDING ANOTHER TUGELA LANDSCAPE SCENE BY ERNEST KING. ALSO AN ANTIQUE MARCELLE PILTAN PASTEL ON BOARD FROM THE 19TH CENTURY.