Dutch Boy

Dutch Boy by the Dutch born, later South African artist Frans David Oerder (1867-1944) was painted between 1933 and 1936. In 1908, Oerder returned to The Netherlands and would stay there until returning to Pretoria in South Africa in 1938. During the time of the Great Depression in the Netherlands, 1933-1936, Oerder painted a Dutch boy smoking a cigarette as a response to the plight of the poor. Short Biography: Frans Oerder was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands came to South Africa in 1890. He was mostly known for painting landscapes, still-life and portraits. After the South African War Oerder returned to The Netherlands in 1908 where he settled and married fellow painter Gerda Pitlo in 1910. In 1938 with a second war looming in Europe, Oerder returned to South Africa where he passed away in 1944.