Erich Mayer ( 1876-1960 ). Rural South African scene , 1945. Signed ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR, FRAMED.
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Product details
Original watercolour of a rural scene in 1945 with mother and child figures and rondavel in the foreground
Slight damage to paper, see images, which has been arrested by a brilliant new frame in excellent condition.
Beautifully framed in gilt and gilt mount.
Frame is 28 cm x 23 cm.
Watercolour is 9 cm x 15 cm.
Hand signed and dated 1945,
Erich Mayer trained as an architect in Berlin, Germany, and came to South Africa in 1898 to work as a land surveyor in the Free State. He joined the Boer commandos during the South African War (18991902) and spent time as a Prisoner of War on St Helena. He settled in Pretoria and would often go out into the countryside on painting trips with his friend Henk Pierneef, who also taught Mayer the art of woodcut printing. Less known among Mayers artistic output are the large scale commissioned works two murals in the Jeppe Street Post Office in Johannesburg and one in the dining room of Monument High School, Krugersdorp. Mayer used his popular representative style to capture the lives of ordinary South Africans and their environments. ( Strauss Art ).
