Frans David Oerder, (South African, 1867-1944)
Na die maal (After the Meal)
Na die maal (After the Meal)
signed 'F D Oerder' (upper left); bears fragmentary exhibition label (verso)
oil on canvas
140 x 85cm (55 1/8 x 33 7/16in).
Provenance
The collection of Prof. Molengraaf, circa 1908-1920.
The collection of Pieter Kruger, Mayor of Bethal.
A private collection.
Exhibited
Cape Town, South African National Gallery, 1896.
Literature
Prof. Alexander Duffey, Frans Oerder: Anglo-Boereoorlogtekeninge en Skilderye,(Pretoria, 2017) pp.48-49.
Following a visit to Zululand in 1898, Oerder painted a series of works that depict the life of indigenous peoples in KwaZulu-Natal. Na die maal (After the meal) was one of the earliest to be executed. It depicts four African men around a three-legged pot with mielie meal porridge. The figure on the left in the white shirt looks down into the pot hopefully, whilst his seated companion tastes whether it is ready.
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Na die maal (After the Meal)
Na die maal (After the Meal)
signed 'F D Oerder' (upper left); bears fragmentary exhibition label (verso)
oil on canvas
140 x 85cm (55 1/8 x 33 7/16in).
Provenance
The collection of Prof. Molengraaf, circa 1908-1920.
The collection of Pieter Kruger, Mayor of Bethal.
A private collection.
Exhibited
Cape Town, South African National Gallery, 1896.
Literature
Prof. Alexander Duffey, Frans Oerder: Anglo-Boereoorlogtekeninge en Skilderye,(Pretoria, 2017) pp.48-49.
Following a visit to Zululand in 1898, Oerder painted a series of works that depict the life of indigenous peoples in KwaZulu-Natal. Na die maal (After the meal) was one of the earliest to be executed. It depicts four African men around a three-legged pot with mielie meal porridge. The figure on the left in the white shirt looks down into the pot hopefully, whilst his seated companion tastes whether it is ready.
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