Important South African & International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 13 October 2014

Important International & South African Art Evening Sale
  • Jacob Hendrik Pierneef; Watermill


Lot Estimate
ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000

About this Item

South African 1886-1957
Watermill

signed and dated 44

oil on board
53 by 64,5cm excluding frame

Notes

Pierneef cleverly structured this composition to lead the viewer’s eye along the broad swathe of water flowing under the eucalyptus trees towards the watermill and down into the valley beyond where a pair of Acacia tortilis (or haak-en-steek thorn trees) form the focal point. From the topography we may assume that this is part of the mountain massif of the Waterberg in Limpopo, the first region in the northern part of South Africa to be named as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. An impressive bright blue sky studded with dazzling clouds heralds a beautiful day.

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