Eduard Frankfort (Meppel 1864-1920 Laren)

A musical gathering, South-Africa

Details

Eduard Frankfort (Meppel 1864-1920 Laren)
A musical gathering, South-Africa
signed and dated 'Ed: Frankfort. / 06' (lower right)
oil on canvas
80 x 100 cm.

Provenance

The family of the artist, thence by descent to the present owners.

Exhibited

(possibly) Rotterdam, Kunsthandel Oldenzeel / Amsterdam, Frans Buffa & Zonen, Tentoonstelling van schilderijen en schetsen Ed. Frankfort, September 1907, no. 1, as: Binnenplaats Koelies's.
Amsterdam, Arti et Amicitiae, Eere-tentoonstelling Ed. Frankfort, January-February 1921, no. 68, as: Binnenplaats, Zuid-Afrika.

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Lot Essay

In his early years Eduard Frankfort painted a lot of scenes from Jewish religious life. In 1905-1906 Frankfort travelled through South Africa, where he visited his sister. During his travels he was inspired by the landscape and its inhabitants, as can be seen in the present lot.

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