This is the rating and price for Johannes Petrus Meintjes (South African 1923-1980) Boy In Red And White Signed And Dated 1970 Oil On Board 60,5 By 60,5Cm At The Time Of Johannes Meintjes’S Death, He Had Painted More Than 1336 Oil Paintings, Produced Dozens Of Sculptural Pieces, As Well As Hundreds Of Sketches, Temperas, Graphic Works And Watercolours. Many Of His Works Were Done At His Family’S Farm In Grootzeekoegat. No Visitor To Grootzeekoegat Could Escape The Haunting Atmosphere And Sense Of Mystery That Hung Over The Mountains. This Particular Painting Was Possibly Painted On This Farm, Where He Escaped To, To Find Inspiration. Painted In 1970, It Is Evident The Artist’S Style Had Grown Richer In Texture, Clearer And Firmer In Composition, Broader In The Scope Of Subject Matter. This Work Was Painted With An Emotional Depth, Simplified, Solid Colour Planes And Contours Reminiscent Of Maggie Laubser’S Art. Although Johannes Meintjes'S Paintings Do Not Belong To The Avant-Garde Trend In South African Art, His Bridging Role Regarding The Furthering Of Art Appreciation Is Of Significant Value. During The Fourties And Fifties Meintjes Won The Sympathy Of The Art Public Toward 'Modern' Art Principles. His Modernism Was Not Of An Opportunistic Kind And Indeed His Manipulation Of 'Reality' According To The 'Laws' Of Free Expression Made Sense. C.N. Edited From: Johannes Meintjes: Artist, Author And Historian, Johannes Meintjes' Aesthetics Of The Sublime; Marina Hough Johannesburg, 7 June 1990 Http://Www.Johannes-Meintjes.Co.Za/Biography.Html [Accessed: 19 September 2015] by Johannes Meintjes

Johannes Meintjes (1923-1980)
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Johannes Petrus Meintjes (South African 1923-1980) Boy In Red And White Signed And Dated 1970 Oil On Board 60,5 By 60,5Cm At The Time Of Johannes Meintjes’S Death, He Had Painted More Than 1336 Oil Paintings, Produced Dozens Of Sculptural Pieces, As Well As Hundreds Of Sketches, Temperas, Graphic Works And Watercolours. Many Of His Works Were Done At His Family’S Farm In Grootzeekoegat. No Visitor To Grootzeekoegat Could Escape The Haunting Atmosphere And Sense Of Mystery That Hung Over The Mountains. This Particular Painting Was Possibly Painted On This Farm, Where He Escaped To, To Find Inspiration. Painted In 1970, It Is Evident The Artist’S Style Had Grown Richer In Texture, Clearer And Firmer In Composition, Broader In The Scope Of Subject Matter. This Work Was Painted With An Emotional Depth, Simplified, Solid Colour Planes And Contours Reminiscent Of Maggie Laubser’S Art. Although Johannes Meintjes'S Paintings Do Not Belong To The Avant-Garde Trend In South African Art, His Bridging Role Regarding The Furthering Of Art Appreciation Is Of Significant Value. During The Fourties And Fifties Meintjes Won The Sympathy Of The Art Public Toward 'Modern' Art Principles. His Modernism Was Not Of An Opportunistic Kind And Indeed His Manipulation Of 'Reality' According To The 'Laws' Of Free Expression Made Sense. C.N. Edited From: Johannes Meintjes: Artist, Author And Historian, Johannes Meintjes' Aesthetics Of The Sublime; Marina Hough Johannesburg, 7 June 1990 Http://Www.Johannes-Meintjes.Co.Za/Biography.Html [Accessed: 19 September 2015]
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Price: 8 029.23 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 100000 ZAR-150000 ZAR It's free to register now to view!
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Sale Title : Fine Art & Collectables It's free to register now to view!
Sale date : 17 Nov 2015 It's free to register now to view!
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