Notes

Pierneef made a life-changing trip to the then South West Africa in 1923. The seemingly endless horizons, the sense of isolation, the weathered and handsome veld, and the unique light – above all – moved him. During this first visit, and throughout the second one the following year, he travelled and sketched ceaselessly, recording beautiful vignettes for later linocuts and studio paintings.

Provenance

Strauss & Co, Johannesburg, 13 November 2017, lot 21.

Literature

F E G Nilant (1974) Die Hout- en Linosneë van JH Pierneef, Cape Town: A A Balkema, another impression from the edition illustrated in black and white on page 148.

Gerard de Kamper and Chris de Klerk (2014) JH Pierneef in Print, Bela-Bela: Dream Africa, another impression from the edition illustrated in black and white on page 105, with the title Anthills in South West Africa.