Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef
South African · 1886–1957 · Painter
Jacobus Hendrik (Henk) Pierneef, was a South African landscape artist, generally considered to be one of the best of the old South African masters. His distinctive style is… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Farm Jonkershoek with Twin Peaks Beyond, StellenboschStrauss & Co · ZAR 20,462,400≈ $1,606,094≈ £1,243,973≈ €1,427,766Sign up to see
Extensive Landscape Northern TransvaalStrauss & Co · ZAR 10,583,000≈ $1,542,366≈ £946,644≈ €1,099,491Sign up to see
Baobab TreeStrauss & Co · ZAR 7,575,200≈ $1,082,042≈ £673,456≈ €776,994Sign up to see
Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
732
of 848 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
86%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
Showing 571 of 732 priced sales (evenly sampled; every year’s high and low included). Medians use all sales.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 345 | 266 | 77% | $91kSign up | $41.8kSign up | $1.6MSign up |
| Oil | 331 | 253 | 76% | $93.7kSign up | $41.9kSign up | $1.6MSign up |
| Tempera | 1 | 1 | 100% | $54.9kSign up | $54.9kSign up | $54.9kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $779Sign up | $779Sign up | $779Sign up |
| Works on paper | 222 | 187 | 84% | $10.8kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $412kSign up |
| Watercolor | 119 | 99 | 83% | $6.1kSign up | $4.6kSign up | $38.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 6 | 5 | 83% | $6.3kSign up | $4.3kSign up | $10.7kSign up |
| Pastel | 19 | 18 | 95% | $11.6kSign up | $7kSign up | $53kSign up |
| Drawing | 63 | 52 | 83% | $3kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $12.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 280 | 278 | 99% | $3.8kSign up | $3kSign up | $29.2kSign up |
| Etching | 41 | 41 | 100% | $3.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $11.5kSign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $3kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 238 | 236 | 99% | $3.8kSign up | $3kSign up | $29.2kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 61 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 99 | 86 | $4kSign up |
| 2024 | 59 | 47 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 90 | 73 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 123 | 116 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 86 | 85 | $10kSign up |
| 2019 | 57 | 43 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2018 | 35 | 21 | $16.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 39 | 36 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 32 | 32 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 18 | 16 | $42.7kSign up |
| 2014 | 22 | 14 | $10.4kSign up |
| 2013 | 25 | 23 | $15.4kSign up |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | $43.4kSign up |
| 2011 | 46 | 39 | $28.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 17 | 16 | $24kSign up |
| 2009 | 19 | 16 | $4.2kSign up |