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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.


298 lots offered      68.12% sold      ZAR 5 065 938
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Women in a Fur Coat
6 Jul 2020
ZAR 2 000 - 4 000
 
Pieter van der Westhuizen; It's not 5 to 5
6 Jul 2020
Sold for ZAR 6 449
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Village Scene, Israel
6 Jul 2020
Sold for ZAR 7 035
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Landscape with Sheep
1 Jun 2020
Sold for ZAR 87 938
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Woman in Blue
1 Jun 2020
Sold for ZAR 52 763
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Portrait of a Woman
1 Jun 2020
Sold for ZAR 16 415
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; The Yellow Veld
1 Jun 2020
Sold for ZAR 70 350
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Nude
1 Jun 2020
Sold for ZAR 9 380
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Farm Scene with Chickens
1 Jun 2020
Sold for ZAR 3 752
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Lydie
14 Apr 2020
Sold for ZAR 17 588
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Old Couple
14 Apr 2020
ZAR 30 000 - 50 000
 
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Portrait of a Girl
14 Apr 2020
Sold for ZAR 9 380
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT