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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; Tree in a Golden Field
5 Jun 2017
Sold for ZAR 51 156
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Birds over Coastal Houses
9 Apr 2017
Sold for ZAR 25 762
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Bird's-eye View
6 Mar 2017
Sold for ZAR 51 156
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Landscape with Trees
6 Mar 2017
Sold for ZAR 34 104
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Woman with Flowers
6 Feb 2017
Sold for ZAR 87 825
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Daisies in a Blue Vase
6 Feb 2017
Sold for ZAR 37 472
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Portrait of a Lady Wearing a Red Hat
6 Feb 2017
Sold for ZAR 40 985
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Young Girl wearing a Green Doek
10 Oct 2016
Sold for ZAR 54 567
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Figures in an Interior
26 Sep 2016
Sold for ZAR 14 052
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; A Castle in the Mist
26 Sep 2016
Sold for ZAR 8 783
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Nude
26 Sep 2016
Sold for ZAR 3 513
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pieter van der Westhuizen; Salt of the Earth
26 Sep 2016
Sold for ZAR 76 115
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT