Pieter Vander Westhuizen
origional Water Colour
180mm x 110mm
Probably every adult in the country has seen Pieter van der Westhuizen’s work. At the very least, a greeting card, print or calendar displaying his work can be found in almost every South African home.
But there will be no new artworks to be produced by this prolific artist, for his life ended on the night of 30th December 2008, after some months of ill-health.After 77 years, most of it spent producing paintings and drawings in a wide variety of mediums, he has left South Africa with a wealth of artwork which have vast popular appeal. So popular, in fact, that his agent of 12 years, Leonard Schneider, is adamant that he is the most sold South African artist to date.Van der Westhuizen’s 65th birthday exhibition, which Schneider said was the largest solo exhibition to be held in the country, was sold out.And while many of the “hoi polloi” did not consider him a “great artist” or a “collectable item”, said Schneider, van der Westhuizen, like Tretchikoff, has proving his critics wrong.
Works which sold for about R15 000 12 years ago are now being sold for over R100 000..I do not have provenance on this specific work other than it comes from a large collection with provenance.These Paintings and antiques come from collectors who have been collecting SA and Irish Art for over 25years.This large collection of top artists includes many items purchased at both local and international auctions.Some of the works are being sold on behalf of other people, and the sale price that you pay will include any commissions fees charges or other sundry costs that they may apply.....so what you bid is what you pay !!! Many of the works include items that have provenances from Sothebys ,Bonhams, Major and Minor estate sales, and letters and receipts from many previous owners. ,so you are bidding on that basis, as not all have this. You are welcome to enquire regarding individual pieces if you like, and you must do this prior to your bid being placed, because once you bid, you are accepting this as a condition of the sale, should you be the successful bidder. All of the Art that I am advertising has either been personally purchased by myself, either at auctions land or on line, or acquired at sales or taken on consignment .All work is entered in the opinion of the owner, as being from the artist listed as signed on the piece ,but may also be deemed in the style of that artist, attributed to that artist or in the manner of the artist. It is being sold as purchased, acquired, consigned, inherited and you are accepting it as this , and that it is sold to you As IS.
