1913: Balkans, Italy & Alps

“Balkan sketches” #

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Unsigned and undated pencil on paper with title “The Ruined Chapel – Bellagio” lower left 21 x 17cm, from sketchbook at Iziko Museum possibly ID 70/62:1:S (Adèle Naudé, p.30 Fig.11). Bellagio is in Northern Italy on Lake Como – see Lake Como paintings below.
Unsigned and undated pencil perspective sketch on paper 21 x 17cm, from sketchbook at Iziko Museum (Adèle Naudé, p.30 Fig.12).

Amalfi, Italy ca.1912, probably during 1913 trip #

Signed “H.Naudé” lower right, inscribed with the title & “circa 1912” on a label adhered to the reverse, oil on artist’s board 27 x 21.5cm excl.frame (Strauss & Co. lot 680, 21 October 2013).

Bridge of Sighs, Venice #

Unsigned, oil on plywood 28.5 x 34.5cm in “The Studio” (HNH cat.no.40/28).

A View of St.Mark’s Square from the Grand Canal/The Doge’s Palace, Venice #

Signed “Hugo Naudé” lower right, oil on board 24.5 x 34.5cm/9.6 x 13.6in. Provenance: Die Kunskamer Gallery, Cape Town (Invaluable Bonhams lot 304, 26 October 2011, London). See also Ann Palmer on YouTube.

Venice #

Signed “H.Naudé” lower right, oil on canvas 44.5 x 60.5cm excl.frame. Provenance: acquired from the Artist by NC Krone & thence by descent (Strauss & Co. lot 554, 16 October 2017).

Lake Como, Northern Italy in Lombardy District at the foothills of the Alps: #

Signed “Naudé” lower right, oil on board 27 x 12cm (Roets, p.175 App.A photo XII: owned by NC Krone, Worcester). Thanks to “Huug” for photo of Die Kunskamer 1991 Exhibition cat.no.24 “Lake Scene, Switzerland”.

Lake Como #

Signed “H.Naudé” lower right, oil on canvas 34 x 44cm excl.frame; 59 x 69 x 4.5cm incl.frame (Strauss & Co. lot 301 Cape Town, 16 September 2025).

The Alps from a sketchbook #

Unsigned, undated pencil drawing on paper for painting below 21 x 17cm (Adèle Naudé, p.36 Fig.18 at SANG/Iziko Museum, Cape Town).

An Alpine Landscape #

Signed “H.N.” lower right, oil on board 28.5 x 19cm/11.2 x 7.5in. excl.frame (Strauss & Co. lot 142, 7 September 2009).

Lugarno Alpine Scene #

Signed “Hugo Naudé” lower left, oil on board 27.5 x 21.5cm/10.8 x 8.5in. excl.frame (Strauss & Co. lot 36, 7 September 2009). Die Kunskamer Exhibition cat.no.25 gives title Lugarno.

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  1. So-called by Adèle Naudé, p.61.↩︎