Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef (1886 - 1957)

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Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef

Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef was a South African landscape artist, generally considered to be one of the best of the old South African masters. His distinctive style is widely recognised and his work was greatly influenced by the South African landscape.

Most of his landscapes were of the South African highveld, which provided a lifelong source of inspiration for him. Pierneef's style was to reduce and simplify the landscape to geometric structures, using flat planes, lines and colour to present the harmony and order in nature. This resulted in formalised, ordered and often-monumental view of the South African landscape, uninhabited and with dramatic light and colour.

Pierneef's work can be seen worldwide in many private, corporate and public collections, including the Africana Museum, Durban Art Gallery, Johannesburg Art Gallery, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Pierneef Museum and the Pretoria Art Gallery.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:13 august 1886, Pretoria, South Africa
Date and place of death:4 october 1957, Pretoria, South Africa
Nationality:South Africa
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Graphic artist, Landscape painter, Painter
Genre:Mountain landscape, Landscape painting, Rural landscape
Art style:Modern art, Post-Impressionism, Avant-garde

Creators South Africa

Zwelethu Mthethwa (1960)
Zwelethu Mthethwa
1960
David Goldblatt (1930 - 2018)
David Goldblatt
1930 - 2018
Maud Frances Eyston Sumner (1902 - 1985)
Maud Frances Eyston Sumner
1902 - 1985
Fred (Frederick Hutchinson) Page (1908 - 1984)
Fred (Frederick Hutchinson) Page
1908 - 1984
Sam Nhlengethwa (1955)
Sam Nhlengethwa
1955
Kendell Geers (1968)
Kendell Geers
1968
Evan Penny (1953)
Evan Penny
1953
Marlene Dumas (1953)
Marlene Dumas
1953
Ben Macala (1937 - 1997)
Ben Macala
1937 - 1997
Zanele Muholi (1972)
Zanele Muholi
1972
William Kentridge (1955)
William Kentridge
1955
Cornelius Bosch (1956 - 2011)
Cornelius Bosch
1956 - 2011
Lisa Brice (1968)
Lisa Brice
1968
Nicky Hoberman (1967)
Nicky Hoberman
1967
Wonder Buhle Mbambo (1989)
Wonder Buhle Mbambo
1989
Jonathan Guaitamacchi (1961)
Jonathan Guaitamacchi
1961

Creators Avant-garde

François-Rupert Carabin (1862 - 1932)
François-Rupert Carabin
1862 - 1932
Charlotte van Pallandt (1898 - 1997)
Charlotte van Pallandt
1898 - 1997
Jean Hélion (1904 - 1987)
Jean Hélion
1904 - 1987
Marthe Donas (1885 - 1967)
Marthe Donas
1885 - 1967
Michael Andrews (1928 - 1995)
Michael Andrews
1928 - 1995
František Drtikol (1883 - 1961)
František Drtikol
1883 - 1961
Otto Biermer (1858 - 1901)
Otto Biermer
1858 - 1901
Richard Lippold (1915 - 2002)
Richard Lippold
1915 - 2002
Julia Wolfthorn (1864 - 1944)
Julia Wolfthorn
1864 - 1944
Fritzi Löw (1892 - 1975)
Fritzi Löw
1892 - 1975
Binod Behari Mukherjee (1904 - 1980)
Binod Behari Mukherjee
1904 - 1980
Irma Nesch (1894 - 1970)
Irma Nesch
1894 - 1970
Emile Lahner (1893 - 1980)
Emile Lahner
1893 - 1980
Wilhelm Kimmich (1886 - 1986)
Wilhelm Kimmich
1886 - 1986
Józef Mehoffer (1869 - 1946)
Józef Mehoffer
1869 - 1946
Madeleine Gras (1891 - 1958)
Madeleine Gras
1891 - 1958