Lot 316: Eduard Frankfort (Meppel 1864-1920 Laren)

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. Painted in 1906.

80 x 100 cm.

(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.

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

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.