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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.


296 lots offered      68.24% sold      ZAR 5 044 833
 

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Pieter van der Westhuizen; Field
9 Sep 2024
Sold for ZAR 32 830
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Portrait of a Woman
12 Aug 2024
Sold for ZAR 12 898
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Two Young Women
12 Aug 2024
Starting at ZAR 18 000
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Pieter van der Westhuizen; Celebration
12 Aug 2024
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; The Wedding
12 Aug 2024
Starting at ZAR 8 000
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Pieter van der Westhuizen; Yellow Landscape
12 Aug 2024
Sold for ZAR 70 350
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Rabbi and Scholar
12 Aug 2024
Sold for ZAR 7 035
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Synagogue
12 Aug 2024
Sold for ZAR 8 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Jewish Scholars, Rabbi and Bird
8 Jul 2024
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Mother and Child
8 Jul 2024
Sold for ZAR 17 588
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Pieter van der Westhuizen; Three Women
8 Jul 2024
Starting at ZAR 8 000
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Pieter van der Westhuizen; Flower Girls
8 Jul 2024
Sold for ZAR 2 580
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.