Zakkie ELOFF (1925 – 2004)
Leeumannetjie
year unknown
ink on watercolour paper
size unknown
Leeuwyfies
year unknown
ink on watercolour paper
30.5 X 23.5 cm
Maanhaar
year unknown
sketch on paper
23.5 x 30.5 cm
No 1 Buffels (Wilde Diere)
year unknown
print
51 x 43 cm
No 1 Buffels (Wilde Diere)
year unknown
print
35 x 23.5 cm
No 1 Buffels (Wilde Diere)
year unknown
print
size unknown
No 1 Buffels (Wilde Diere)
year unknown
print
size unknown
No 1 Buffels (Wilde Diere)
year unknown
print
size unknown
No 1 Buffels (Wilde Diere)
year unknown
print
size unknown
Olifantstrop
year unknown
sketch on paper
24 X 31.5 cm
Renoster
year unknown
sketch on paper
24.5 x 30 cm
Three Wildebeest
year unknown
pen & wash drawing
size unknown
Twee Renosters
year unknown
oil on canvas
91 x 122 cm
Wildebeeste
year unknown
print
edition 44/250
40 x 65 cm
Wildebeeste Kalahari
year unknown
oil on canvas
size unknown
Zebra
year unknown
watercolour and ink on paper
62 x 55.5 cm
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Botswana, Zaccharia ‘Zakkie’ Eloff was a painter of animals in nature. He received his schooling at Pretoria Boys High School, where he studied art under Walter Battiss. Having completed his schooling, he received art training in Johannesburg from Maurice van Essche and Phyllis Gardiner. In 1957, he went on a study trip abroad, worked at the Central School of Art in London and visited many European countries.
He taught at the Pretoria School of Art until 1961, when he became a game warden in the Etosha National Park in Namibia (then South West Africa). Thereafter, he became a full-time artist and lived in White River, distinguishing himself as a draftsman and graphic artist.
Eloff’s work is characterised by close observation and knowledge of animal behaviour- patterns in the natural environment. His drawings, which testify to his sensitive and rhythmic use of line, are included in various public and private collections across the country.