Strauss & co - 30 June 2014, Johannesburg

133 196 FransDavid OERDER south african 1867–1944 Still LifewithCowParsleyandOriental Figures signed oil oncanvas 66,5by87,5 cm R200000–300000 note At a timewhen the stricturesof formoftenoverwhelmedanartist, this exampleof a FransOerder still life is remarkable for its loosenessof style. Native toEurope, thecow parsleyoccupies thecentral position in thepainting,while it’s softly fallingflowers and extended stems createa senseofworldlybeauty. This is enhancedby thedetailsof Japonisme– the twofigurines and thefloralwallpaper – thatwasparticularly influential onEuropeanart from the latenineteenthcentury. EsméBermandescribesOerder’sworkasdelighting ‘inall aspectsof thevisual experience– theplayof light and shade; themany subtlevariationsof a singlecolour; the textureof copper and the sheenof sunupon the landscape’. 1 1 EsméBerman. (1983) Art&Artistof SouthAfrica . CapeTownandRotterdam: AABalkema. Page 313.