Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk: career timeline

Dutch · 1853–1936 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 116 of 138 lots (84% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1900s	15	13	$3.2kSign up	Oil
1910s	38	32	$2.7kSign up	Oil
1920s	39	36	$4kSign up	Oil
1930s	19	19	$3.2kSign up	Oil

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1900s 15 works

Sold: 13 of 15
Median: $3.2kSign up
Average: $5.5kSign up
Typical size: 12.5 × 24.5 in (32 × 62 cm)
Mediums: Oil (15)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (2), Rivers & marshes (2), Landscapes (1)

Show 3 more (1900s)

1909 Sheep on the Veld$7.2kSign up
1909 Out on the Veld$6.8kSign up
1909 Late Afternoon Oudtshoorn$3kSign up

1910s 38 works

Sold: 32 of 38
Median: $2.7kSign up
Average: $5.1kSign up
Typical size: 8.5 × 13.5 in (21 × 35 cm)
Mediums: Oil (37), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (9), Landscapes (5), Sunsets & night (4)

1910 Rhinocerobush Veld (Near Riversdale)$961Sign up
1910 Melkhout Trees (Evening) (R'dale)$1.8kSign up
1911 The 'Schaap Post' (Riversdale)$6kSign up
1911 The 'Schaap Post' (Riversdale)Unsold
1911 Boschkraatje (near Riversdale)$1.3kSign up
1911 On the Outskirts of George Town, c.c. (The George Mountain under the Cloud)$2.6kSign up
1911 Morning Sunshine$4.8kSign up
1911 The Old Strand Road, Still Bay$4.5kSign up
1912 Evening in the Veld$1.3kSign up
1912 The Hut (In Riversdale Valley)$1.4kSign up
1912 The Hut (in Riversdale Valley)$1.2kSign up
1912 A Fine Day in the Veld - Scene near Courente River, Riverdale (sic)$5.1kSign up

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…and 14 more works from this group in the full results list.

1920s 39 works

Sold: 36 of 39
Median: $4kSign up
Average: $5.3kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 15.5 in (31 × 39 cm)
Mediums: Oil (39)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (5), Rivers & marshes (4), Cattle & animals (2)

1920 In Zevenweeks Poort$3.5kSign up · sold 3×
1920 Dawn: In the Karroo$8.7kSign up
1920 Romantic Mountain Pass (Zevenweeks Poort, in the Swarterberg Range.)Unsold
1920 A Quiet Winters Evening on the Kaffirkuils River$7kSign up
1921 Keurbooms River, Knysna$3.9kSign up
1921 The Ashton Mountains$1.6kSign up
1922 Sheep Veld, Riversdale$5.3kSign up
1923 Sunbeams (In The Langebergen, Riversdale)$3.3kSign up
1923 In the Karroo – near Barrydale$20.8kSign up
1923 The Shepherd's House$1.2kSign up
1923 Sunbeams (in the Langeberg and Riversdale)$2.3kSign up
1923 The Shepherd's HouseUnsold

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1923 Inyona Mts., Fort Victoria. Rhodesia$2.2kSign up
1923 Sandhills, Stillbay$4.7kSign up
1923 The Hour when Shadows fall (Worcester Mountains)$4.5kSign up
1923 Approach to Michell's Pass, (Wolseley)$11.3kSign up · sold 2×
1924 Riversdale Veld and Hills$1.2kSign up
1924 Heather and Wild Cypresses, Garcias Pass$2.5kSign up
1924 The Tradouw PassUnsold
1924 Mozambiquers Kop and Riversdale Veld$2kSign up
1924 Victoria Falls$4kSign up
1924 A Pageant of Spring Flowers (Under The Langebergen), Riversdale$6.4kSign up
1924 The Mozambiquerskop$7.4kSign up
1924 The Veld at Eve, Riversdale$4.2kSign up

…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.

1930s 19 works

Sold: 19 of 19
Median: $3.2kSign up
Average: $3.6kSign up
Typical size: 11.5 × 14.5 in (29 × 37 cm)
Mediums: Oil (19)
Subjects: Landscapes (5), Rivers & marshes (2), Sunsets & night (1)

Show 7 more (1930s)

Creation date not recorded

21 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $3.7kSign up
Average: $3.7kSign up
Typical size: 21.5 × 16.5 in (55 × 42 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2009 A Harmony in Yellow and Purple$3.7kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 12 works

Sold: 10 of 12
Median: $2.5kSign up
Average: $2.3kSign up
Typical size: 6.5 × 11 in (16 × 28 cm)
Mediums: Oil (12)
Subjects: Landscapes (3), Sea & coast (2), Rivers & marshes (1)

sold 2011 Avond op die Vlakte$2.7kSign up
sold 2012 In the Knysna Forest$2.8kSign up
sold 2013 A Farm in the Cango (Oudtshoorn)$2.3kSign up
sold 2016 Sand Hills and Sea (Stillbaai)$3.2kSign up
sold 2016 Sketch of Bezuidenhout Valley$963Sign up
sold 2017 Knysna LagoonUnsold

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2017 SeascapeUnsold
sold 2017 Sneeukop$2.7kSign up
sold 2017 Late Afternoon near Worcester$4.5kSign up
sold 2018 Evening: George$1.6kSign up
sold 2018 Langeberg Mountain Landscape$1.6kSign up
sold 2019 Mountain Aloes$550Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 8 works

Sold: 8 of 8
Median: $974Sign up
Average: $1.1kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 11.5 in (20 × 29 cm)
Mediums: Oil (7), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (3), Sunsets & night (1), Rivers & marshes (1)

sold 2022 Landscape with Mountains in the Distance$1.4kSign up
sold 2023 The House on the Hill (Sunset)$1.2kSign up
sold 2023 Mountain Landscape with Roadway$737Sign up
sold 2023 Figures by a River$2.1kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2023 Maltese Lily in a Vase$258Sign up
sold 2023 Mountains Near Ladysmith$719Sign up

Show 2 more (2020s)

sold 2025 The Charms of the Veld (Riversdale)$1.8kSign up
sold 2026 Worcester Landscape with Mountains$604Sign up

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk auction results →