The World of Jean Welz -First Edition – Miles, Elza

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Welz was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1900, into a family in the picture-framing and gilding trade. He studied art and architecture, and in 1925 travelled to Paris, where he stayed until 1937. It was during this period that he adopted the name Jean.[1]

In 1937 Welz emigrated to South Africa, and began work as an architect at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he designed the entrance foyer of the Great Hall and the Institute for Geophysical Research. In 1939 he became ill with tuberculosis and moved with his family to Barrydale in the Little Karoo, where he and his family operated a tea-room.[1]

In 1941 Welz became principal of the Hugo Naudé Art Centre in Worcester, Western Cape, remaining in Worcester for 28 years. He held his first exhibitions in Stellenbosch and Cape Town in 1942, and the same year became a member of the New Group of South African artists, a loose association of mostly younger artists.[1]

Welz was a successful and influential artist until he again became ill in 1968. His health deteriorated and he died in 1975. One of his sons, Martin Welz, is a well-known South African investigative journalist. Another, Stephan Welz, was an art dealer.

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SKU: 9780620210768 Category: Title: The World of Jean Welz -First Edition
Author: Miles, Elza
Publisher: Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg, South Africa
Year: 1997
ISBN10: 0620210761
ISBN13: 9780620210768
Condition: Fine
Format: Coffee Table
Inventory No: 289

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Welz was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1900, into a family in the picture-framing and gilding trade. He studied art and architecture, and in 1925 travelled to Paris, where he stayed until 1937. It was during this period that he adopted the name Jean.[1]

In 1937 Welz emigrated to South Africa, and began work as an architect at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he designed the entrance foyer of the Great Hall and the Institute for Geophysical Research. In 1939 he became ill with tuberculosis and moved with his family to Barrydale in the Little Karoo, where he and his family operated a tea-room.[1]

In 1941 Welz became principal of the Hugo Naudé Art Centre in Worcester, Western Cape, remaining in Worcester for 28 years. He held his first exhibitions in Stellenbosch and Cape Town in 1942, and the same year became a member of the New Group of South African artists, a loose association of mostly younger artists.[1]

Welz was a successful and influential artist until he again became ill in 1968. His health deteriorated and he died in 1975. One of his sons, Martin Welz, is a well-known South African investigative journalist. Another, Stephan Welz, was an art dealer.

Career

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Weight 1.38 kg
Dimensions 30 × 27.2 × 2 cm

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