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55 203 Maggie (Maria Magdalena) LAUBSER south african 1886–1973 Portrait of Dr Andries Dreyer signed and dated ‘28; inscribed ‘ A Dreyer, Kaapstad 1926/28 deur M Laubser’ on the reverse oil on canvas 54,5 by 44,5 cm R50 000–70 000 For related subject matter see sketchbook 19. Dr Andries Dreyer (1872–1938) was a missionary, church historian and archivist, whose publications and invaluable collections earned him an honorary doctorate from UNISA in 1937. provenance Acquired directly by the sitter and thence by descent to Prof and Mrs Meyer de Villiers, Stellenbosch and the current owner. Prof Meyer de Villiers (1913–1995), an award-winning author of dictionaries and text books, was Professor of Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University from 1953 until 1978. In addition to memberships of august bodies such as the International Association of Dutch Linguistics, he was a council member of the Michaelis Collection, now incorporated into Iziko Museums in Cape Town. literature Dalene Marias, Maggie Laubser; her paintings, drawings and graphics , Perskor, Johannesburg and Cape Town, 1994, catalogue number 711, page 215.