Artists

From Albert Adams to Portia Zvavahera, Strauss & Co maintains a detailed database of every artist sold at auction since 2009. Whether it is painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, ceramics or new media, this searchable database lists by artist every lot offered and provides aggregated data useful to collectors. Famous South African artists like William Kentridge, JH Pierneef, Alexis Preller and Irma Stern are introduced with helpful biographies along with the best contemporary artists.



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Pieter van der Westhuizen

South African 1931-2008 


Prolific and popular South African artist Pieter van der Westhuizen was born in Pretoria in 1931. After finishing school, he studied art at The University of South Africa (UNISA) where he was taught by Zakkie Eloff and Robert Hodgins. In 1960, he worked under Alfred Krenz and in 1971, under Erik Laubscher. In the 1980s, van der Westhuizen continued his studies in Belgium at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, the Stedelijke Akademie in Ghent, and the Ryks Centrum voor Grafiek in Kasterlee. During this decade he also spent a few years studying woodblock printing in Japan and was invited to participate in an exhibition alongside works by Marc Chagall, Ben Avram, and Yaacov Agam in Madrid, Spain. Working in various mediums including pastels, painting, and etchings, van der Westhuizen's oeuvre encompasses landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and figures. They are a celebration of the beauty found within the everyday.

Image source: SA Art Times, February 2009, page 15. Photographer: Thabo Stegman.


275 lots offered      67.64% sold      ZAR 4 739 396
 

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Pieter van der Westhuizen; Woman in Pink
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 18 000
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Nude Figure
11 Mar 2024
Sold for ZAR 17 998
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Orange Landscape with House and Trees
11 Mar 2024
Sold for ZAR 29 313
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Saron KP
12 Feb 2024
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Klopper Trust Building
12 Feb 2024
Starting at ZAR 6 000
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Pieter van der Westhuizen; Lady on Mattress
12 Feb 2024
Starting at ZAR 20 000
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Pieter van der Westhuizen; Flowers Given Away, three
12 Feb 2024
Sold for ZAR 8 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Lady with Hat
12 Feb 2024
Sold for ZAR 10 553
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Three Women
27 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 17 588
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Woman in Pink
9 Oct 2023
Starting at ZAR 20 000
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Pieter van der Westhuizen; Lady with Hat
9 Oct 2023
Starting at ZAR 20 000
 
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Petit Fleur
9 Oct 2023
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.