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Tinus De Jongh (1885-1942)
Tinus (Marthinus Johannes) de Jongh (South African 1885-1942) MEIRINGSPOORT signed, a plaque adhered to the front of the frame bares the artist's name and the title oil on canvas 67 by 100cm
Tinus de Jongh was a self-taught artist who began his career as a decorator in Amsterdam, only later pursuing a career as an artist, much to the dismay of his parents. After achieving local recognition for his work in Amsterdam, he came to South Africa in 1921, where he would, like the artists before him, fall in love with the
South African landscape.
Esmé Berman, the highly respected and critically acclaimed art historian, notes that “De Jongh’s pictures amply answer the requirements of the broader buying public: they are sumptuous in scale, local in content, descriptive in character, traditional in style and bright in colour.”
“When de Jongh first came to South Africa, he brought with him a sober Amsterdam approach, his scenes were warm and intimate, his palette subdued. His detailed brushwork was rich in impasto highlights and characteristically Dutch in manner. Like most European newcomers to South Africa, he was impressed by the rugged scenery of the Cape and proceeded to apply himself to portrayal of the gabled farm-houses, the verdant valleys and the sunset-tinted mountain peaks. Like so many artists from the duller northern climes he was also lured by brilliant sunlight into rejecting his customary subtle tones and substituting shrill oranges and pinks and purples.”
- Berman, E., Art and Artists of South Africa, A. A. Balkema, Cape Town, 1974, p 76 & 77
Jongh, M.J. de (1885-1942). (Beurspoortje, Amsterdam). Etching, 24x18 cm., signed Tinus de Jongh in pencil, mounted under passepartout (browned). Dingemans, W.J. (1873-1925). (Amsterdam streetscene with a horse-drawn cart). Etching, 15,4x23,4 cm.,
After Tinus de Jongh 1885-1942 Cottage Kirstenbosch, Kalk Bay & St James 1924, Crown Mines Johannesburg 1927, Old Mill Ceres, The Homestead Cape Flats, Mont Aux Sources Natal etchings, each bears signature and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin 19 by 26cm,. 17 by 27,5cm,. 22 by 33cm,. 18,5 by 26cm, two approx 15 by 20cm 6
After Tinus de Jongh 1885-1942 Hermanus Harbour 1925, Cottage Near Paarl, Stellenberg Kenilworth, Crown Mines Johannesburg 1923, Drakensberg Natal etchings, each bears signature and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin 16,5 by 23cm,. 19 by 24cm, 20,5 by 26,5cm, 27 by 37cm and 16 by 21cm 5
After Tinus de Jongh 1885-1942 Cape Town Docks 1924, Groot Constantia: Near Worcester, Avenue Bergvliet: Cottage Cape Flats, By A Canal, Amsterdam etchings, each bears signature and except for the Amsterdam scene inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin 20, 5 by 25cm, 18,5 by 22,5cm, 20 by 27cm, 17,5 by 27,5cm, 13 by 16,5cm and 16,5 by 21cm 6
After Tinus de Jongh 1885-1942 Tokai Manor House, Farm Jonkershoek Stellenbosch, Kleinkloof Montague, Berg River Swellendam: Old Blue Gum Bergvliet: Alkmaar Holland etching, each bears signature and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin 19 by 24, 5cm: 21 by 27cm, 27 by 22,5cm,. 19 by 26cm,. 20 by 14cm and 17 by 13, 5cm 6
After Tinus de Jongh 1885-1942 Kalk Bay 1924, Steynsberg Tokai Cape, Stellenberg Kenilworth, Matopas Rhodesia, Lay Church Cape Town etchings, eadi bears signature and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin two 19,5 by 27,5cm, 25,5 by 21cm, 19,5 by 25,5cm and 11 by 15,5cm 5
After Tinus de Jongh 1885-1942 Education Buildings Cape Town, Welgelegen Rhodes Drive Mowbray, Sunset Karoo, Berg River Jonkershoek Stellenbosch, LEEUWENHOF Gardens etchings, each bears signature and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin 19,5 by 25cm, 20 by 24,5cm,. two 20,5 by 26cm and 19,5 by 13cm 5
After Tinus de Jongh 1885-1942 Rhodes Memorial Cape Town, Meiringspoort Oudtshoorn: Krondendal Hout Bay, Old Cottage Hout Bay, Waterfall Newcastle Natal etchings, each bears signature and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin 18 by 24,5cm,. 22 by 26,5cm, 19 by 26cm, 22 by 21cm and 20,5 by 25cm 5
After Tinus de Jongh 1885-1942 Parliament House Cape Town, Harbour Hermanus 1931, Welgemeend Stellenbosch, Vredenberg: After The Storm etchings, each bears signature and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin 24,5 by 34,5cm,. 14 by 28,5cm, 19 by 26cm, 20 by 25,5cm and 21,5 by 27cm 5
After Tinus de Jongh 1885-1942 Cape Tow'n Castle Entrance, Steenberg Tokai: Farm Stellenbosch, Drakensberg Natal, Signal Hill Cafe Town, Table Mountain Milnerton etchings, each bears signature and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin 29 by 20cm, two 19,5 by 27cm,. 18,5 by 14cm,. 21 by 11,5cm and 13,5 by 18,5cm 6
Sunlit Kloof - Meiringspoortâ€,,Painting, Oil/canvas,25 x 29.5 cm,,,$ 3,166,Bernardi Auctioneers,17 Apr 2013,South Africa,Auctions for artworks by Tinus DE JONG_ hammer prices ,Tinus DE JONG,13,« Camps Bay (Twelve Apostles) »,,Painting, Oil/canvas,31 x 50.5 cm,$ 4,531,$ 7,552,$ 21,148,Bonhams,20 Mar 2013,United Kingdom,Auctions for artworks by Tinus DE JONG_ hammer prices and sold lots for Tinus DE JONG ,Tinus DE JONG,14,Cottage in a mountain landscape,,Painting, Oil/canvas,26 x 31 cm,$ 3,021,$ 4,531,$ 2,719,Bonhams,20 Mar 2013,United Kingdom,Auctions for artworks by Tinus DE JONG_ hammer prices and sold lots for Tinus DE JONG,Tinus DE JONG,15,An avenue of trees,,Painting, Oil/canvas,43.5 x 61 cm,$ 6,042,$ 9,063,$ 5,438,Bonhams,20 Mar 2013,United Kingdom,Auctions for artworks by Tinus DE JONG_ hammer prices and sold lots for Tinus DE JONG,Tinus DE JONG,16,Woman walking on a dutch Canal path,,Painting, Oil/board,88 x 112 cm,$ 4,531,$ 7,551,$ 4,229,Bonhams,20 Mar 2013,United Kingdom,Auctions for artworks by Tinus DE JONG_ hammer prices and sold lots for Tinus DE JONG ,Tinus DE JONG,122,Near Robertson
DE JONGH, Martinus Johannes (Tinus), (1885 1942), OIL ON CANVAS, A Bay, Mountains and a small Village, Cape, 24.5cm x 30.5cm, signed, framed, good condition.
DE JONGH, Marthinus Johannes (Tinus), (1885 1942), a signed limited edition, ETCHING IN SEPIA, The Old Mill, Ceres, Cape, 18cm x 25cm, title and signature in pencil in the margin, framed.
DE JONGH, Marthinus Johannes (Tinus), (1885 1942), born The Netherlands, resided in S.A. from 1921, a posthumous ETCHING, Farm Banhoek, plate size 20cm x 27.5cm, signature, blind stamp and title in pencil in the margin, framed.
