31st Oct, 2016 20:00
Historic, Modern & Contemporary Art
6
Hugo Naudé (South Africa 1869-1941)
Springtime, Namaqualand
oil on board
Signature details: signed
Sold for R431,984
Estimated at R250,000 - R350,000
Condition Report
Revarnished, good.
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oil on board
Signature details: signed
(1)
25 x 35 cm
Notes:
This exuberant depiction of springtime in Namaqualand confirms Hugo Naudé’s exceptional ability as colourist. Here Naudé also illustrates his skill to masterfully capture the unforgiving scorching sunlight and its effect on the South African landscape.
Owing to his studies in England under the mentorship of Alphonse Legros (1837-1911) and in Germany under Franz von Lenbach (1836-1904) and Adolf Hölzel (1853-1934), mainly in portraiture, Naudé initially decided to concentrate on portrait painting, but the year spent in Fontainebleau with the artists of the Barbizon Group, seemed to finally direct his attention and interest towards the landscape.
Having worked in a much darker and academically formal palette due to his European art training, Naudé struggled initially to adapt his eye to the harsh conditions of the South African veld. Gradually though, he adjusted his approach towards the landscape as he took to caravanning. During the months of spring and early summer he would depart on weekly, often monthly excursions away from his Worcester surroundings, through the Boland to the splendour of the annual wild flower spectacle in the Northern Cape as depicted in this vibrant gem of a painting.
Naudé’s brushwork steadily loosened and his eye adjusted to a more intuitive and plein-airist approach and rendering of the landscape (Berman 1994:304). He often preferred to work on a smaller format as this allowed him to stop, paint and complete a painting in a single sitting right there in the veld. These smaller format canvases were also far more transportable due to the limited storage space in his caravan.
Back on the farm and in familiar surroundings, Naudé nurtured his lifelong interest in botany, gardening and his community activities. He was commissioned to create the Worcester Garden of Remembrance to the dead of WW1 and in 1936 he designed the rockeries for the Empire Exhibition in Johannesburg. In 1939 Hugo Naudé was awarded the Medal of Honour for Painting by the South African Academy of Science and the Arts.
Eunice Basson
Sources:
Berman, E. (1994). Art and Artists of South, 3rd ed. Halfway House: Southern Book Publishers.
Meiring, A. L. (1969). Hugo Naudé: Retrospective Exhibition, Pretoria Art Museum. Catalogue. Pretoria: Pretoria Art Museum.
Werth, A. (1992). Die Akademiekunsversameling. Pretoria: Book Productions.
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Auction: Historic, Modern & Contemporary Art, 31st Oct, 2016
The line-up for our inaugural sale included an extraordinary selection of art. Works ranged from JH Pierneef’s breathtaking Karoo near Hofmeyer, painted in 1930, to Dan Halter’s 2006, ultraviolet light, Pefection.
Sculptures varied from Edoardo Villa’s acknowledgment of French artist, Aristide Maillol to Wim Botha’s heads that draw on classical and contemporary sources and Ed Young’s cheeky nude self-portrait. Also included were impressive photographs by award-winners, David Goldblatt and Pieter Hugo.
The auction set an impressive standard, with an outstanding sell-through rate of over 75% across 121 lots. The top lot of the sale was Alexis Preller’s exceptional Profile Figures (Mirrored Image), selling for over R7-million. Record sales were achieved for Villa, Goldblatt, and Hugo, amongst others.
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Friday 28 October 2016 | 10 am – 5 pm
Saturday 28 October 2016 | 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday 28 October 2016 | 10 am – 4 pm
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