Strauss & co - 12 October 2015, Cape Town

517 Pieter Willem Frederick WENNING SOUTH AFRICAN 1 873-1921 Jonkershuis, Groot Constantia signed and dated 1917 oil on canvas 20,5 by 30,5cm R400 000–500 000 cf. HarcoWenning. (1976) My Father , Cape Town: Howard Timmins. Another aspect of these buildings, with the title ‘Gabled Farmhouse’, is illustrated on page 131. Pieter Wenning visited the Cape between March and September 1917, as documented by DC Boonzaier in his diary. 1 The artist took a studio at the Vineyard Hotel. On 14 June they met whenWenning informed him that he had produced nine paintings in Constantia. Most of them were landscapes but it is possible that this view of the Jonkershuis was painted then. According to The Studio Special Winter Issue 1916-1917,“… the people of SA are slowly beginning to realize that they have in him a master of rare charm and ability”. 2 1. J. du P. Scholtz (1973) D.C. Boonzaier en Pieter Wenning: Verslag van ‘n Vriendskap , Cape Town: Tafelberg. Page 46. 2. Esmé Berman (1983) Art and Artists of South Africa , updated edition, Cape Town: AA Balkema. Page 495. 221