Lot 22•
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef(South African, 1886-1957)'On the road between Clarens and Golden Gate, OVS'
Amended
23 March 2011, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£30,000 - £50,000
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Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957)
'On the road between Clarens and Golden Gate, OVS'
signed and dated 'Pierneef 34' (lower right); inscribed with title (to stretcher verso)
oil on canvas
41 x 51cm (16 1/8 x 20 1/16in).
signed and dated 'Pierneef 34' (lower right); inscribed with title (to stretcher verso)
oil on canvas
41 x 51cm (16 1/8 x 20 1/16in).
Footnotes
PROVENANCE:
Collection of Norman Musgrave Eaton (1902-1966), Pretoria, circa 1949
The present lot serves as an important indicator of Pierneef's technique and approach to landscape painting. It is unusual in the artist's oeuvre in that it is painted in much broader, looser gestures than one normally sees in his more "finished" works, where the paint is evenly applied with little expression in his brushwork, suggesting it may be an oil study completed en plein air rather than from preliminary drawings that were later filled out in colour in his studio. His attempt to capture the precise lighting conditions and atmosphere of the landscape at this time of day are evident.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
This lot is in South Africa. The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) has declared it a work of national importance and has declined a permit for its export. Therefore it is not subject to VAT on either the hammer price or the buyer's premium. It will be available for viewing at the Everard Read gallery in Johannesburg. Payment for this lot may be made either in Pounds Sterling in London or in South African Rand through our Johannesburg office, using the published rate of exchange on the date of the auction. Arrangements for collection must be made through our Johannesburg office. Please contact the department for further information.
Saleroom notices
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This lot is in South Africa. The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) has declared it a work of national importance and has declined a permit for its export. Therefore it is not subject to VAT on either the hammer price or the buyer's premium. It will be available for viewing at the Everard Read gallery in Johannesburg. Payment for this lot may be made either in Pounds Sterling in London or in South African Rand through our Johannesburg office, using the published rate of 11.3088. Arrangements for collection must be made through our Johannesburg office. Please contact the department for further information.