His home district around Riversdale and the Langeberg, was his inspiration and subject matter, and he became a master of the subtle colours and tones of the Karoo mountains.
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Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk (20 August 1853 Riversdale - 22 January 1936 Riversdale), was a South African painter, noted for his majestic landscapes of the Langeberg Range in the Western Cape Province.
Aside from the controversial Langeberg Rambling Aloe, this plant's closest relative is Aloe striatula, a larger and more robust climbing aloe that occurs further inland in the Eastern Cape mountains.