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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.


319 lots offered      67.71% sold      ZAR 5 340 185
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Two Reclining Nudes
14 Jul 2025
Starting at ZAR 2 000
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Table Study
14 Jul 2025
Starting at ZAR 58 000
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Landscape
14 Jul 2025
Starting at ZAR 14 000
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Flowers in a Tall Vase
14 Jul 2025
Starting at ZAR 30 000
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Whenever I Get Angry...
14 Jul 2025
Starting at ZAR 3 000
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Tree-lined Wheatfield
24 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 44 555
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Houses with Red and Blue Roofs
24 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 37 520
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Wheatfield with Houses
24 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 64 488
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Wheatfield with Tall Trees
24 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 42 210
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Flowers in a Vase
17 Jun 2025
Starting at ZAR 10 000
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Pieter van der Westhuizen; Abstract Landscape with Chickens, Birds and a Tree
17 Jun 2025
Starting at ZAR 20 000
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Pieter van der Westhuizen; Landscape with Trees
17 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 7 622
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.