Otto Klar

(South African, 1908–1994)

Otto Klar was an Austrian-born South African artist best known for his landscape paintings and drawings. In his oil painting Baobab, he realistically rendered the texture and surface of a large baobab tree set in the African grasslands landscape. Born in Vienna, Austria in 1908, Klar studied at the Wiener Kunstakademie, going on to exhibit in the cultural centers of Vienna, Munich, and Berlin before emigrating to South Africa at the onset of World War II. There, he taught art classes in Pretoria where he honed his style of representing Bantu people, rural architecture, and grandiose vistas. He was bequeathed the title of Ehrenprofessur by the State Professor of Austria in 1962. Many of his works, including a number of impressive Abstract Expressionist-styled works produced during the 1950s and 1960s, are housed in the Pretoria Art Museum. The artist died in 1994 in Pretoria, South Africa.

Otto Klar Artworks

Otto Klar (370 results)
Magnolias

Otto Klar

Magnolias

Sale Date: April 15, 2024

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STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS

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STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

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Huts and Trees, 1939

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Huts and Trees, 1939

Sale Date: November 27, 2023

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LANSCAPE WITH RONDAWELS

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LANSCAPE WITH RONDAWELS

Sale Date: November 22, 2023

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Pink and Peach Roses in a Vase

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Pink and Peach Roses in a Vase

Sale Date: October 9, 2023

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Book of Nude Studies, 1944

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Book of Nude Studies, 1944

Sale Date: October 9, 2023

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FISHERMEN'S HOUSES, CAPE FLATS

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FISHERMEN'S HOUSES, CAPE FLATS

Sale Date: May 18, 2023

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Hibiscus in a Vase

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Hibiscus in a Vase

Sale Date: August 7, 2023

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Figures in a Village

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Figures in a Village

Sale Date: June 12, 2023

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Magnolia Still Life

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Magnolia Still Life

Sale Date: June 12, 2023

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Coastal Road, False Bay

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Coastal Road, False Bay

Sale Date: May 8, 2023

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Spitzkoppe - Südwest Afrika, 1943

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Spitzkoppe - Südwest Afrika, 1943

Sale Date: May 8, 2023

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Dwelling with Figures in a Landscape

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Dwelling with Figures in a Landscape

Sale Date: May 8, 2023

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Cottages and Boats

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Cottages and Boats

Sale Date: April 11, 2023

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Houses with Figures

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Houses with Figures

Sale Date: April 11, 2023

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Roses in a Vase

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Roses in a Vase

Sale Date: March 13, 2023

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Abstract Composition with Red

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Abstract Composition with Red

Sale Date: February 13, 2023

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Rondavels and Distant Mountains

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Rondavels and Distant Mountains

Sale Date: December 4, 2022

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Seascape

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Seascape

Sale Date: October 25, 2022

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Roses in a Glass Bowl

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Roses in a Glass Bowl

Sale Date: June 6, 2022

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Valley with Hamlet, 1935

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Valley with Hamlet, 1935

Sale Date: April 25, 2022

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Roses in a Glass Vase

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Roses in a Glass Vase

Sale Date: March 14, 2022

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Landscape with Dam and Trees

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Landscape with Dam and Trees

Sale Date: February 21, 2022

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Portrait of an African Woman, two, 1942

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Portrait of an African Woman, two, 1942

Sale Date: October 25, 2021

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