Rating and value of works, drawings, paintings by Jacob Hendrik Pierneef

If you own a work by or after the artist Jacob Hendrik Pierneef, and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its current market value. Afterwards, if you wish to sell your work, we will guide you towards the best possible arrangement to obtain an optimal price.

Rating and value of the artist Jacob Hendrik Pierneef

Landscape painter, Jacob Hendrik Pierneef mainly produced oils on canvas. Today, the prices of his works are steadily rising under auctioneers' gavels. His canvases are prized above all by French buyers, and the price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €10 to €1,247,400, a considerable delta, which nevertheless speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to Pierneef's works. In 2017, one of his oil on canvas paintings, Farm Jonkershoek with Twin Peaks Beyond, Stellenbosch, sold for €1,247,400 while it was estimated at €415,800-554,400.

Order of value from a single work to the most prestigious

Style and technique by artist Jacob Hendrik Pierneef

The artist has no precise movement, his works could be classified as impressionism or pointillism. He represents South Africa a great deal in his oils on canvas, which are the most valuable works as far as he is concerned on the auction market. 

The life of Jacob Henrik Pierneef

Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef (1886-1957) was a South African painter relatively unknown to the general public. He was born in Pretoria into a family of Dutch immigrants and grew up in South Africa until the Second World War, when he fled to the Netherlands with his family. There, he began studying art. He returned to South Africa at the age of 18, where two painters and a relative helped him settle. He married Agatha Delen, and held his first solo exhibition in 1913. From 1918, he taught painting at Pretoria Academic College.

Some time later, he divorced, remarried, and in 1929 was commissioned to depict Johannesburg railway station. This is one of his best-known paintings. Following this achievement, he was asked to decorate the South African Embassy in London.

He died in Pretoria in 1957, aged 71. 

Pierneef's imprint on his period   

Jacob Hendrik Pierneef was never a well-known artist to the general public in France, though he is in South Africa. Yet his technique is remarkable. Today, some of his works are held in museums, including the Pierneef Museum in Pretoria, but private collectors play a major role in preserving his work.

Recognizing Pierneef's signature

Jacob Hendrik Pierneef signs his paintings most of the time. However, expertise remains paramount.

Knowing the value of a work 

If you happen to own a Pierneef work or one by the artist, don't hesitate to request a free appraisal using our form on our website. A member of our team of experts and certified auctioneers will contact you promptly to provide you with an estimate of the market value of your work, as well as any relevant information about it. If you are considering selling your work, you will also be accompanied by our specialists in order to benefit from alternatives for selling it at the best possible price, taking into account the inclinations of the market.