Jan Volschenk, Karoo landscape, dated 1912. Old print in a similarly old frame

This is a framed print, dated 1912, by South African artist Jan Volschenk. Provenance is an old Karoo farm near Nieu Bethesda.

It is difficult with my cell phone camera to avoid shadows on the glass. Condition is commensurate with age. I have not inspected the print out of the frame.

The wooden frame measures 56 x 29 cm, and shows some signs of wear.

'Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk (20 August 1853 Riversdale - 22 January 1936 Riversdale), was a South African painter, noted for his majestic landscapes of the Langeberg Range in the Western Cape Province.

'Born of Dutch parents on the farm Melkhoutskraal, Volschenk started painting when still a child and was largely self-taught. James Reitz, the Government Land Surveyor, saw some of his drawings and suggested that his brother Gysbert, a Riversdale lawyer, take an interest. He eventually joined the firm of Reitz & Versfeld as a bookkeeper. At 51 years of age he gave up his office job and devoted all his time to his oils and canvases. His home district around Riversdale and the Langeberg, was his inspiration and subject matter, and he became a master of the subtle colours and tones of the Karoo mountains.'