Anton van Wouw, Statue of Paul Kruger

Anton van Wouw

South African · 1862–1945 · Sculptor

Anton van Wouw was a Dutch-born South African sculptor regarded as the father of South African sculpture. (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Anton van Wouw, Paul Kruger, bronze with a dark brown patina; cast by the Nisini foundry, RomePaul KrugerStrauss & Co · ZAR 10,469,600≈ $728,894≈ £571,905≈ €652,721Sign up to see
  2. Anton van Wouw, Miner with Hand Drill, bronze with brown patinasMiner with Hand DrillStrauss & Co · ZAR 4,774,560≈ $334,983≈ £221,990≈ €310,860Sign up to see
  3. Anton van Wouw, Slegte Nuus, bronze with a brown patinaSlegte NuusStrauss & Co · ZAR 3,414,000≈ $213,648≈ £171,069≈ €202,683Sign up to see

Anton van Wouw’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Anton van Wouw was a Dutch-born South African sculptor regarded as the father of South African sculpture.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1862, DriebergenDied 1945, PretoriaOccupation SculptorWikidata Q2857055 ↗ULAN 500054690 ↗Museum works 1

Also known as Antoon van Wouw

Works in museum collections

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Anton van Wouw, Statue of Paul Kruger
Statue of Paul Kruger1896
State Library Victoria ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — State Library Victoria

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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