Strauss & co - 2013 Review

Panorama of Table Mountain with Bishopscourt in the Distance watercolour 33 by 144cm Sold R341 040, 20 May 2013 Thomas BOWLER 1812–1869 “Bowler was uninhibited by the advent of photography, nor did the confusion of the space age belong in his era. The carefree scenes he painted were a happy release for his troubled soul which, like Mozart’s triumphant gaiety in his musical compositions, betrayed nothing of his sad struggle against diversity.” 2 SOUTH AFRICAN PAINTINGS 18