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An Extensive Landscape with a Baobab and a Crouching Man
Auction: 05/16/2011
Lot: 208
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Ernst Karl Erich Mayer AUCTION RECORDS
1876 Karlsruhe, Germany - 1960 Pretoria, South Africa. Known for: Watercolor landscape and rural genre painting, sketching, book illustrations.
Erich Mayer (1876 - 1960). Ernst Karl Mayer was born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1876. In 1894 he was awarded a bursary to study architecture at Charlottenburg Technische Hochschule in Berlin, but had... Read full biography
Erich Mayer (1876 - 1960). Ernst Karl Mayer was born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1876. In 1894 he was awarded a bursary to study architecture at Charlottenburg Technische Hochschule in Berlin, but had to discontinue his studies due to ill health in 1896. Mayer moved to South Africa in 1898, seeking a... Read full biography
Erich Mayer (1876 - 1960). Ernst Karl Mayer was born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1876. In 1894 he was awarded a bursary to study architecture at Charlottenburg Technische Hochschule in Berlin, but had to discontinue his studies due to ill health in 1896. Mayer moved to South Africa in 1898, seeking a better climate for his health. He took up employment as Assistant Land-Surveyor in the Orange Free State, and a year later joined to Boer side in the Anglo-Boer War. During his time on commando with... Read full biography
Erich Mayer (1876 - 1960). Ernst Karl Mayer was born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1876. In 1894 he was awarded a bursary to study architecture at Charlottenburg Technische Hochschule in Berlin, but had to discontinue his studies due to ill health in 1896. Mayer moved to South Africa in 1898, seeking a better climate for his health. He took up employment as Assistant Land-Surveyor in the Orange Free State, and a year later joined to Boer side in the Anglo-Boer War. During his time on commando with the Boer forces, he would often sketch portraits of farmers he encountered: "Boer figures, seen in their everyday sphere and environment, have always been of particular interest to him", writes Van der Westhuysen (1952:11). In 1900 Mayer was captured... Read full biography
Erich Mayer (1876 - 1960). Ernst Karl Mayer was born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1876. In 1894 he was awarded a bursary to study architecture at Charlottenburg Technische Hochschule in Berlin, but had to discontinue his studies due to ill health in 1896. Mayer moved to South Africa in 1898, seeking a better climate for his health. He took up employment as Assistant Land-Surveyor in the Orange Free State, and a year later joined to Boer side in the Anglo-Boer War. During his time on commando with the Boer forces, he would often sketch portraits of farmers he encountered: "Boer figures, seen in their everyday sphere and environment, have always been of particular interest to him", writes Van der Westhuysen (1952:11). In 1900 Mayer was captured by the British forces and interned at St. Helena, where he continued dedicating his free time to painting and sketching. Mayer was... Read full biography
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