Wessel Marais (SA 1935-2009)
Oil painting on the canvas Wessel Marais oil-119 image size 80.5-149.5 cm framed. Frame size 112-182 cm
Oil Painting on the canvas laid on the board, signed. "Stellenbosch Restaurant", painting was done on commission
Custom designed wood frame with hand laid metal gold leaf on it
Because of the size and weight of this parcel is over service Bobshop. You have to organise your collect
Wessel Marais belongs to a very recognize South African impressionist group of artists such as Adrian Boshoff or Christiaan Nice. Today the price of his art works starts rise substantially on the South Africa art market. Some of his oil paintings reach very high price in the leading Auctioneers Houses in the South Africa or Galleries in South Africa or oversea. In the future from the investment point of view it's smart to have some of his original art works. Even a possession of W.Marais print indicates the good test.
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