Jacob Hendrik Pierneef
A View of Windhoek
Lot Estimate
ZAR 250 000 - 350 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 364 160
About this Item
South African 1886-1957
A View of Windhoek
oil on board
29 by 45,5cm excluding frame; 44 by 59,5 by 2cm including frame
Notes
This lively plein air painting of Windhoek was painted in 1923, during the artist's first visit to Namibia.
His excitement in this work is palpable; conjuring the town through a responsive use of varied wet-on-wet paint applications, uniting compositional elements through glowing light, energised mark-making and vibrant colour. Few paintings of Windhoek were painted, and fewer are imbued with such crisp splendour.
Provenance
Stephan Welz and Co in association with Sotheby's, 7 May 2001, lot 534.
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