Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957)
Hartebeespoortdam
signed and dated 'Pierneef 1929' (lower left)
oil on canvas
46 x 61cm (18 1/8 x 24in).
signed and dated 'Pierneef 1929' (lower left)
oil on canvas
46 x 61cm (18 1/8 x 24in).
Sold for
£168,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Hartebeespoort Dam, west of Pretoria, was completed in 1923. The following year, Pierneef accepted a commission from Johan Schoeman, a local property owner, to paint the area. Schoeman wanted to use the paintings as advertisements for the area, so he could sell some land.
Pierneef returned to the subject many times in his career. Probably the best known is the Johannesburg station panel of the same name. Others include Near Hartebeespoort Dam, landscape with rainbow, 1946 and a watercolour, Near Hartebeespoortdam, 1946, both in the collection of the Pretoria Art Museum.
Category: Fine Art / South African Art
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