Strauss & co - 8 - 11 November 2020

239 Jacob Hendrik Pierneef SOUTH AFRICAN 1886-1957 Still Life with Pelargoniums signed and dated 32 oil on canvas laid down on board 46 by 35,5cm R300 000 - 400 000 Pierneef painted still lifes throughout his life, but most often arrangements of African pots, pumpkins, gourds and bottles. This is his only known still life with flowers. The vase in the background of this painting was used by the artist to hold his brushes and is visible in photographs of his Villieria, Pretoria, studio around 1927. Thanks to Jan Middeljans for his assistance in cataloguing this lot. JH Pierneef’s studio 77