Original Wessel Marais Painting 1935 - 2009
Painting is in excellent condition as per the photographs. Flower stills are much rarer than the City Scenes (Stellenbosch / Arniston etc) and the Fishing and Boating Paintings.
Wessel Marais’ studies of landscapes, city scenes and flowers are full of life. Cape Coons pulsating with boisterousness and the joy of living, and children playing in gay abandon, have become sought-after collectors’ items throughout South Africa.
Wessel believed that a skilled artist must be able to interpret any subject matter successfully on canvas. His personal preferences were to portray everyday scenes with an innate playful, abandon and poetic intuition. His ability to portray the captivating play of light and shadow in vibrant colours was a gift, which is highly appreciated by his many admirers.
“When I’m at work,” said Wessel, “I am totally absorbed with the intangible elements of the subject matter I try to portray. It is not so much the subject that matters, but the mystic energy floating from it that I try to capture in my oils. Sometimes I think I come close to succeeding in the capture of the indefinable element some people describe as art. I am however still learning, drawing most of my inspiration while flying my plane, a glider which has made it possible to realise my ambition of becoming a pilot”.
Wessel continued to improve in both style and execution throughout his life – developing the great use of translucent colour and light that have given many of his works a captivating “Turneresque” quality. As with sound investment theory, the sooner one starts collecting Wessel’s work, the more gratifying will be your investment in taste and value. Wessel’s work has been appreciating at close to 20% per annum since the mid to late 1990’s.
Painting size : 500 x 350mm
Painting with Frame : 800 x 650mm
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