Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 7 October 2019
Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 300 000 - 500 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 341 400
About this Item
South African 1886-1957
Willow Trees on a River Bank
signed and dated 28
oil on artist's board
29,5 by 39,5cm excluding frame
Notes
A recurring theme in Pierneef's work is the willow tree, referred to by Pierneef as 'wilkers', along the Vaal River and especially along the pools formed by the Pienaars River on the farm Roodeplaat, north of Pretoria - although Pierneef always called it 'Rooiplaat'.
DM Joubert (1990) Preface, in JH Pierneef: His Life and His Works. PG Nel (ed.) Perskor: Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Provenance
Stephan Welz & Co in Association with Sotheby's, Johannesburg, 4 November 1991, lot 281.
Private Collection.
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