This piece of landscape inspired his iconic masterpieces, arguably the most prolific landscape art by a South African artist.
They were spirited and dramatic, one-of-a-kind and unforgettably gripping.
Jacobus Hendrik (Henk) Pierneef, or just ‘Pierneef’ as the world would come to know him, called the place of ‘Elangeni’ – where sunshine is at the gate.
And it is at this exact gate, under the same trees, in that same light, on Pierneef’s very foundations that our story begins…
They were spirited and dramatic, one-of-a-kind and unforgettably gripping.
Jacobus Hendrik (Henk) Pierneef, or just ‘Pierneef’ as the world would come to know him, called the place of ‘Elangeni’ – where sunshine is at the gate.
And it is at this exact gate, under the same trees, in that same light, on Pierneef’s very foundations that our story begins…
Address:
Pierneef’s Kraal
30 Knoppiesdoorn Ave, Lynnwood Manor, Pretoria, 0081, South Africa,
lynnwood manor,
South Africa