15th Mar, 2023 18:00
20th Century & Contemporary Art
9
Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef (South Africa 1886-1957)
Landscape at dusk
oil on board
Signature details: signed bottom left; inscribed indistinctly on the reverse
Sold for R341,400
Estimated at R300,000 - R400,000
oil on board
Signature details: signed bottom left; inscribed indistinctly on the reverse
(1)
25.5 x 30 cm; framed size: 55 x 61 x 5.5 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, Johannesburg.
ABOUT THE ARTWORK:
Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef is known as one of the great old masters within South African art history. Creating a unique and distinct style that allowed the South African public to look at their familiar landscapes in a new, and beautiful light. Throughout his career he managed to work within different mediums and hone different techniques to achieve this.
What is striking about Landscape at dusk is that Pierneef was able to take a humble and unassuming scene, and elevate it through his skillful use of colour and brush strokes. This work seems to be leaning on techniques perhaps inherited from the Impressionist landscape artists. The artists moved away from blacks, browns and dark greens – that were used previously in landscape art – to create ‘blond’ ranges where greens, pinks, violets and blues were used and shadows created by dimming dominant hues[1]. Specifically, the pink, violet and blue hues in this work allow for an exceptionally warm scene and along with the softness of textural brushstrokes this creates the almost romantic mood one may feel when experiencing this tranquil outdoor scene at dusk.
Text by Carina Jansen
[1] Tietze, A. (n.d). ‘Masterpiece of the Month: Jacob Hendrik Pierneef, N’tabeni (1930)’. Available at https://www.iziko.org.za/masterpiece/masterpiece-of-the-month-jacob-hendrik-pierneef-ntabeni-1930/ (Accessed: 23 February 2023)
COLLECTIONS:
The artist is represented in numerous local collections, notably, Arts Association Namibia Collection; Engelenberg House Art Collection, Pretoria; Johannesburg Art Gallery; The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth; National Museum, Bloemfontein and the Pierneef Museum, Pretoria.
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Auction: 20th Century & Contemporary Art, 15th Mar, 2023
Kickstarting the 2023 program Aspire Art are delighted to present their first Live sale, 20th Century & Contemporary Art in March. The sale has become a highly anticipated event in the Cape Town auction calendar, showcasing and recognising works by truly exceptional artists from Southern Africa.
Contemporary highlights include seminal works by William Kentridge, Robert Hodgins, Sue Williamson, Johannes Phokela, Zander Blom, Athi-Patra Ruga, Dan Halter and Georgina Gratrix amongst others. International superstars include Pascale Marthine Tayou and Francisco Vidal. Photographic works feature prominently as a special section and include limited editioned prints by celebrated documentary photographers Alf Kumalo and David Goldblatt alongside incredible photographic works by artists like Mary Sibande, Ayana Jackson, Candice Breitz and the award-winning Mikhael Subotzky.
Leading the sale is a group of important and rare works by South African modern masters, most significantly a selection of expressive drawings by Dumile Feni and paintings by social realist George Pemba. The modern collection is complimented by a landscape painted by J.H. Pierneef and a beautifully rendered gouache by Irma Stern from 1951.
Preview: 10 to15 March
Mon-Fri: 8.30-4.30, Saturday: 10-2 or by appointment
HIGHLIGHTS
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