Jacobus hendrik pierneef biography of donald
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Rating and value of works, drawings, paintings by Jacob Hendrik Pierneef
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Rating and value of the artist Jacob Hendrik Pierneef
A painter of landscapes, Jacob Hendrik Pierneef mainly produced oils on canvas. Today, prices for his works are steadily rising under auctioneers' gavels. His canvases are prized above all by French buyers, and the price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €10 to €1,247,400, a considerable delta, which nevertheless speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to Pierneef's works. In 2017, one of his oi
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JH Pierneef was born in Pretoria in 1886, the year that Johannesburg was founded. His father, Gerrit, built the first house in the new town. His mother was the daughter of a Voortrekker. His godfather, sculptor Anton van Wouw, encouraged him to pursue art. Painter Frans Oerder introduced him to painting in oils and George Smithard taught him both etching and woodblock printing. (Self exiled) Pierneef received some art tuition at the Rotterdam Academy during the Boer War and in 1900, he studied drawing beneath an architect at Hilversum. At the age of 17, Pierneef carried on with night classes in drawing even while pursuing outside employment, first in a tobacco shop, then the State Library, and then a paint factory. At the age of 27 he hosted his first solo exhibition. He went on to draw illustrations for Die Brandwag magazine. He exhibited as a member of The Individualists Group and lectured at tertiary level. In 1929, he was commissioned to paint 32 panels for Park Station in Johanne
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Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886-1957)
The bush camp of Anton van Wouw, Rooiplaat
signed and dated 'Pierneef 18' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51 x 66cm (20 1/16 x 26in).
Footnotes
Provenance
Acquired in Maseru, Lesotho, circa 1962.
The collection of Edward R. Erlank.
Thence by direct descent to current owner.
Godfather, tutor, mentor and friend: the sculptor Anton van Wouw was many things to the painter J.H. Pierneef. Pierneef spent his formative years in Van Wouw's studio in Pretoria, emulating the older artist's techniques of drawing and close observation. Artists Frans Oerder and Pieter Wenning were also of great importance to the young Pierneef, frequently visiting the studio and engaging him in intellectual and aesthetic debates.
Pierneef often remarked on the debt he owed to Van Wouw. They shared a deep love of nature, and spent much time sketching and painting out in the veld. A.P. Cartwright published an article in The Star on 'The l