JACOBUS HENDRIK PIERNEEF (1886-1957)
The Twins (1,494m- 4, 901 ft & 1,504 m - 4, 934ft)
South Africa
In Twin Peaks, Jonkershoek mountains
charcoal and watercolour on paper laid down on board (45 x 60,5cm) Private Collection
The mountains
The Twins (1,494m- 4, 901 ft & 1,504 m - 4, 934ft) are two summit in the Jonkershoek mountains, with their high peaks and deep kloofs, form part of the larger Boland mountain range, part of the greater Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve, in Cape Province, South Africa..
The reserve lies north of the Hottentots-Holland Mountains within the Hottentots-Holland Mountain Catchment Area and it contains the smaller Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve. It includes the Jonkershoek Mountains and portions of the upper Jonkershoek valley. The Eerste River and Berg River have their origins in these mountains, the former also flowing through the Jonkershoek valley on its way to False Bay.The painter
Jacobus Hendrik (Henk) Pierneef (usually referred to as 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 recognized 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, King George VI Art Gallery, Pierneef Museum and the Pretoria Art Gallery.
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