Strauss & co - 12 October 2015, Cape Town

498 Jacob Hendrik PIERNEEF SOUTH AFRICAN 1 886-1957 Mission Station, East Africa signed and dated 1926 oil on cardboard 35 by 50cm R800 000–1 200 000 On 12 January 1926, the Pierneefs sailed on a freighter, S.S. Toba , via Port Said down the east coast. They were the only two passengers on board and, since the ship had to spend from between two and six days at every port, Pierneef was often able to go out and paint the countryside to his heart’s content. Despite the scorching heat and the fact that he and May were burnt almost black by the tropical sun, Pierneef wrote to Steele from Lourenço Marques that he had worked very hard. PG Nel. (1990) JH Pierneef: His life and his work , Johannesburg: Perskor. Page 67. PROPERTY FROM THE RODWELL HOUSE COLLECTION | LOTS 495-510 207