Cathcart William Methven Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Cathcart William Methven Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 09, 2024
Cathcart William Methven (Scottish 1849 - 1925) Oil, "The Gate in the Hills (Source of the Tugela)", Signed Titled Verso, 50 x 76
Est: R20,000 - R30,000
Cathcart William Methven (Scottish 1849 - 1925) Oil, "The Gate in the Hills (Source of the Tugela)", Signed Titled Verso, 50 x 76
5th Avenue Auctioneers
Nov. 23, 2021
[Methven, C.W.]. Hughes, N. Views in Colonial Natal. A Select Catalogue Raisonné of the Southern African Paintings of Cathcart William Methven (1849-1
Est: €60 - €80
[Methven, C.W.]. Hughes, N. Views in Colonial Natal. A Select Catalogue Raisonné of the Southern African Paintings of Cathcart William Methven (1849-1925). Introd. A. Wiley. Johannesburg, the author, 2005, 144p., col. ills., printed in 1000 numb. copies, orig. cl. w. dustwr., t.e.g., obl. 4to. = SIGNED by the author on title-p. WITH: Hughes, N. The Paintings of the Bay of Natal. A Selection of Works dating from 1845 to 1982. Ibid., idem, 2001, 196p., col. ills., printed in 1000 numb. copies, orig. cl. w. dustwr., t.e.g., obl. 4to. = With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on title-p.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Oct. 07, 2019
Cathcart William Methven; Cape of Good Hope - The Sea
Est: R40,000 - R60,000
Cathcart William Methven South African 1849-1925 Cape of Good Hope - The Sea signed and dated 1906 oil on canvas 69,5 by 105cm
Strauss & Co
Nov. 12, 2018
Cathcart William Methven SOUTH AFRICAN 1849-1925 - The Western Buttress, Mt-Aux Sources National Park
Est: R40,000 - R60,000
Cathcart William Methven SOUTH AFRICAN 1849-1925 The Western Buttress, Mt-Aux Sources National Park signed; inscribed with the title on a plaque adhered to the frame oil on canvas 40 by 50cm LITERATURE: Nigel Hughes (2005). Views in Colonial Natal: A Select Catalogue Raisonné of the Southern African Paintings of Cathcart William Methven (1849–1925), illustrated in colour on page 114, no. 13. Edinburgh-born Cathcart William Methven, architect, engineer and landscape artist, emigrated to South Africa in 1888 having been appointed Harbour Engineer-in-Chief at Port Natal. As civil and marine engineer he surveyed numerous ports and harbours in Kalk Bay, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth, Port Alfred, East London and Port St Johns. Outside his profession, his rigorous technical training, his natural talent, his extensive travel itinerary, and his interest in the natural splendour of his adopted country, not only made him one of our outstanding pre-World War One landscape painters, but also a vital pictorial historian. The following five lots, all from the Cape and the Natal Midlands, are fine examples from the artist’s South African oeuvre, and they show off his romantic palette, his preference for dramatic views, and his careful and beautiful topographical observations.
Strauss & Co
Nov. 12, 2018
Cathcart William Methven SOUTH AFRICAN 1849-1925 - Cape St Blaize, Mossel Bay
Est: R60,000 - R90,000
Cathcart William Methven SOUTH AFRICAN 1849-1925 Cape St Blaize, Mossel Bay signed and dated 1904; inscribed with the artist's name and the title on the reverse oil on canvas 45 by 65,5cm LITERATURE: Nigel Hughes (2005). Views in Colonial Natal: A Select Catalogue Raisonné of the Southern African Paintings of Cathcart William Methven (1849–1925), illustrated in colour on page 29 and on page 114 as no. 10. Edinburgh-born Cathcart William Methven, architect, engineer and landscape artist, emigrated to South Africa in 1888 having been appointed Harbour Engineer-in-Chief at Port Natal. As civil and marine engineer he surveyed numerous ports and harbours in Kalk Bay, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth, Port Alfred, East London and Port St Johns. Outside his profession, his rigorous technical training, his natural talent, his extensive travel itinerary, and his interest in the natural splendour of his adopted country, not only made him one of our outstanding pre-World War One landscape painters, but also a vital pictorial historian. The following five lots, all from the Cape and the Natal Midlands, are fine examples from the artist’s South African oeuvre, and they show off his romantic palette, his preference for dramatic views, and his careful and beautiful topographical observations.
Strauss & Co
Nov. 12, 2018
Cathcart William Methven SOUTH AFRICAN 1849-1925 - Pool on the Umgeni above Albert Falls
Est: R60,000 - R90,000
Cathcart William Methven SOUTH AFRICAN 1849-1925 Pool on the Umgeni above Albert Falls oil on canvas 75 by 125,5cm LITERATURE: Nigel Hughes (2005). Views in Colonial Natal: A Select Catalogue Raisonné of the Southern African Paintings of Cathcart William Methven (1849–1925), illustrated in colour on page 114, no. 11. Edinburgh-born Cathcart William Methven, architect, engineer and landscape artist, emigrated to South Africa in 1888 having been appointed Harbour Engineer-in-Chief at Port Natal. As civil and marine engineer he surveyed numerous ports and harbours in Kalk Bay, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth, Port Alfred, East London and Port St Johns. Outside his profession, his rigorous technical training, his natural talent, his extensive travel itinerary, and his interest in the natural splendour of his adopted country, not only made him one of our outstanding pre-World War One landscape painters, but also a vital pictorial historian. The following five lots, all from the Cape and the Natal Midlands, are fine examples from the artist’s South African oeuvre, and they show off his romantic palette, his preference for dramatic views, and his careful and beautiful topographical observations.
Strauss & Co
Nov. 12, 2018
Cathcart William Methven SOUTH AFRICAN 1849-1925 - Scene on Umgeni, Howick, Natal
Est: R60,000 - R90,000
Cathcart William Methven SOUTH AFRICAN 1849-1925 Scene on Umgeni, Howick, Natal signed oil on canvas 106 by 70cm LITERATURE: Nigel Hughes (2005). Views in Colonial Natal: A Select Catalogue Raisonné of the Southern African Paintings of Cathcart William Methven (1849–1625), illustrated in colour on page 87. Edinburgh-born Cathcart William Methven, architect, engineer and landscape artist, emigrated to South Africa in 1888 having been appointed Harbour Engineer-in-Chief at Port Natal. As civil and marine engineer he surveyed numerous ports and harbours in Kalk Bay, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth, Port Alfred, East London and Port St Johns. Outside his profession, his rigorous technical training, his natural talent, his extensive travel itinerary, and his interest in the natural splendour of his adopted country, not only made him one of our outstanding pre-World War One landscape painters, but also a vital pictorial historian. The following five lots, all from the Cape and the Natal Midlands, are fine examples from the artist’s South African oeuvre, and they show off his romantic palette, his preference for dramatic views, and his careful and beautiful topographical observations.
Strauss & Co
Nov. 12, 2018
Cathcart William Methven SOUTH AFRICAN 1849-1925 - Simon's Town from Kalk Bay
Est: R80,000 - R120,000
Cathcart William Methven SOUTH AFRICAN 1849-1925 Simon's Town from Kalk Bay signed; inscribed with the title on a plaque adhered to the frame oil on canvas 50 by 75cm LITERATURE: Nigel Hughes (2005). Views in Colonial Natal: A Select Catalogue Raisonné of the Southern African Paintings of Cathcart William Methven (1849–1925), illustrated in colour on page 31 and on page 114 as no. 12. Edinburgh-born Cathcart William Methven, architect, engineer and landscape artist, emigrated to South Africa in 1888 having been appointed Harbour Engineer-in-Chief at Port Natal. As civil and marine engineer he surveyed numerous ports and harbours in Kalk Bay, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth, Port Alfred, East London and Port St Johns. Outside his profession, his rigorous technical training, his natural talent, his extensive travel itinerary, and his interest in the natural splendour of his adopted country, not only made him one of our outstanding pre-World War One landscape painters, but also a vital pictorial historian. The following five lots, all from the Cape and the Natal Midlands, are fine examples from the artist’s South African oeuvre, and they show off his romantic palette, his preference for dramatic views, and his careful and beautiful topographical observations.
Strauss & Co
Sep. 17, 2018
Cathcart William Methven; Landscape
Est: R15,000 - R20,000
Cathcart William Methven; Landscape
Strauss & Co
Nov. 13, 2017
Cathcart William Methven - Landscape
Est: R15,000 - R20,000
Cathcart William Methven Landscape signed; signed on the reverse watercolour on paper 33 by 42,5cm
Strauss & Co
Mar. 27, 2017
Mist on the Mountains Drakensberg
Est: R60,000 - R80,000
Cathcart William Methven
Aspire Art
Nov. 15, 2013
Mount-aux-Sources, Natal National Park, Drakensberg
Est: R50,000 - R70,000
Cathcart William Methven (South African 1849-1925) Mount-aux-Sources, Natal National Park, Drakensberg oil on canvas signed 50 by 75,5cm excluding frame 77 by 101 by 7cm including frame Literature: Hughes, Nigel. (2005) Views in Colonial Natal, Craighall: Self-published. Illustrated in colour on page 48 and 49
Strauss & Co
Apr. 30, 2013
METHVEN, Cathcart William, (1849 - 1925) born
Est: R15,000 - R25,000
METHVEN, Cathcart William, (1849 - 1925) born Scotland, resided in S.A from 1888, OIL ON CANVAS, verso title: "The Gate in the Hills", (source of the Tugela), by W Cathcart Methven, 50cm x 75cm signed (faintly), damage to canvas, framed.
Cannon and Cannon
Apr. 30, 2013
METHVEN, Cathcart William, (1849 - 1925) born
Est: R15,000 - R25,000
METHVEN, Cathcart William, (1849 - 1925) born Scotland, resided in S.A from 1888, OIL ON CANVAS, verso title: "Mist on the Mountains, Drakensberg", 50cm x 75cm, no signature visible, framed.
Cannon and Cannon
Jan. 23, 2013
Cathcart William Methven (South African, 1849-1925)
Est: £500 - £1,000
Mother and child by a fishing boat signed and dated 'C W Methven/1886' (lower right), watercolour 42 x 57cm (16 9/16 x 22 7/16in).
Bonhams
Sep. 26, 2011
Cathcart William METHVEN South African 1849-1925
Est: R200,000 - R300,000
Cathcart William METHVEN South African 1849-1925 Cape of Good Hope from the Sea signed and dated 1906 oil on canvas 70 by 105cm PROVENANCE The Hulett family LITERATURE Nigel Hughes, Views in Colonial Natal, Craighall, 2005, pages 58 and 59, illustrated in colour "Cape Point is viewed here from the west, with Cape Hangklip in the distance. The original Cape Point lighthouse of 1860 is just visible on the higher of the peaks forming the headland. It was replaced in 1910 by today's lighthouse which is nearer sea level. The earlier light was often obscured by fog, a factor which accounted for some major shipwrecks in the vicinity in the early 1900s. In the foreground a topsail schooner stands out to sea while a Rennie's Aberdeen Direct Line steamer continues on her voyage direct from London to Port Natal. These comfortable steamers of the turn of the century were competition to the Union-Castle liners, and offered a non-stop advantage to Natal colonists as they bypassed all the Cape ports. Rennie's sold their ships to Thos. & Jas. Harrison of Liverpool in 1911. One may surmise that Methven was documenting the passing of the sailing vessel in this oil. The schooner is obliged to beat out to sea to make Cape Point while the steamer will spare no time in rounding the point."
Strauss & Co
Aug. 17, 2010
Cathcart William Methven (South African 1849-1925)
Est: R80,000 - R120,000
Cathcart William Methven (South African 1849-1925) UMGENI RIVER, UPSTREAM FROM THE HOWICK FALLS signed oil on canvas 29,5 by 45cm ILLUSTRATED
Stephan Welz & Co
Sep. 25, 2008
Cathcart William Methven (1849-1925)
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Cathcart William Methven (1849-1925) Village of Howick and Umgeni Falls. 360 ft. signed 'CW Methven' (lower left) oil on canvas 22 x 30in. (55.8 x 76.2cm.)
Christie's
Aug. 05, 2008
Cathcart William Methven (South African 1849-1925)
Est: R25,000 - R35,000
Cathcart William Methven (South African 1849-1925) LANDSCAPE AT SUNSET 50 by 75,5cm (2) A letter of authenticity from Nigel Hughes, and a ...
Stephan Welz & Co