Pieter VAN DER WESTHUIZEN (1931 – 2008)
Abstrak, Tuine
1985
mixed media on board
50 x 72 cm
Blue Vase
1984
pastel on paper
size unknown
Pink Flowers In Brown Vase
1984
pastel on paper
size unknown
BIOGRAPHY
Pieter van der Westhuizen was born in Pretoria and studied art at The University of South Africa (UNISA), where he was taught by Zakkie Eloff and Robert Hodgins.
In 1960, he worked under Alfred Krenz and, in 1971, under Erik Laubscher.
In the 1980s, Van der Westhuizen continued his studies in Belgium at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, the Stedelijke Akademie in Ghent, and the Ryks Centrum voor Grafiek in Kasterlee. During this decade he also spent a few years studying woodblock printing in Japan and was invited to participate in an exhibition alongside works by Marc Chagall, Ben Avram, and Yaacov Agam in Madrid, Spain.
Working in various mediums including pastels, painting and etchings, Van der Westhuizen’s oeuvre encompasses landscapes, still lifes, portraits and figures. They are a celebration of the beauty found within the everyday.