Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (1886-1957)
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n° 55
Meintjeskop And The Union Buildings ,1919
Medium: ink and oil on canvas laid down on board
Dimensions : 14 x 24.5 cm
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Signature: signed and dated bottom right
Prix: 11 490.55 USD
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Estimations(basse-haute) :
150000 ZAR-200000 ZAR
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Titre de la vente : Modern & Contemporary Art
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Date de la vente : 03/11/2019
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Notes : The imposing Union Buildings in Pretoria were designed by Sir Herbert Baker for the Union Government of South Africa and were completed in 1913. In the same year Pierneef presented his first solo exhibition in October in the capital city. This exhibition was a major success confirming the artist’s growing importance and popularity as an artist.During the building operations at Meintjeskop the artist was a regular visitor to the site where he spent much time meticulously documenting the excavations and construction of this impressive sandstone structure and it is very likely that a selection of these drawings and watercolours might have featured at his first exhibition. For the inhabitants of this rapidly expanding town the Union Buildings must have been an all-encompassing feature against the now well-known koppie.It is well-known that Pierneef regularly set up his easel and art materials along the by-ways in and around the capital city capturing the scenery or distant views as can be seen in this little gem of a painting. Here the Union Buildings are seen from the Prinshof area of the town with the artist looking in an easterly direction across the scrub and undergrowth in the foreground. At this stage of his career Pierneef was exploring different stylistic techniques as can be seen in these vigorous impasto layers of paint where short brush strokes create texture and a sense of urgency to capture the fleeting moment.
Eunice Basson
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