Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Live Auction, 20 May 2019
Evening Sale
Lot Estimate
ZAR 250 000 - 350 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 512 100
About this Item
South African 1886-1957
Rustenburg
signed, dated 1914 and inscribed with the title
pastel and charcoal on card
32,4 by 42,5cm excluding frame
Notes
Shortly after Pierneef’s death in 1957, the artist's good friend, Emil Schweickerdt, held an exhibition of the artist’s last works, including Rustenberg, at his gallery and framing shop in Pretoria, at the request of Pierneef’s widow May.1
1. JL Pretorius (1983) Kunshandel in Johannesburg en Pretoria met Besondere Verwysing na E Schweikerdt (Edms) Bpk, University of Pretoria, unpublished Master's dissertation.
Provenance
Bought by the current owner's father at a Lezard & Co auction, Pretoria, 1959.View all Jacob Hendrik Pierneef lots for sale in this auction
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