The Green House
Oil on Canvas,
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371
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The Green House
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Oil on Canvas
Oil on Stretched Canvas
W: 405mm x H: 405mm x D: 38mm
W: 16" x H: 16" x D: 1"
Approx. Weight: 0.8kg
This work is
unframed
Price
US$ 371
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Scale
Reference
640
About "The Green House"
"At first sight this excellently balanced composition is about subtlety of colour, light and shadow, majestic trees and dwarfed, rather derelict dwellings. But, take a second look, there's a surprise lurking in the shadows. People are living and striving there! Once observed, the human figures come to life, the sounds of their tools and implements can be heard: they sing while toiling away" Words by Alice Hendriks Boshoff [0xC382][0xC2A9]
I spotted the green house some years ago when driving along the N2 near Cape Town International Airport. It was quite a distance from the road, so I decided to take my old Minolta with a 200mm telephoto lens with me, when I next travelled that way.
When I studied the photo afterwards, I realised that I was looking at some large abandoned storage or factory buildings. However some of the smaller buildings seemed to be inhabited and I imagined that there could be one or two figures moving about.
It was only when I painted [0xC3AF][0xC2BF][0xC2BD]The Blue House[0xC3AF][0xC2BF][0xC2BD] and [0xC3AF][0xC2BF][0xC2BD]The Yellow House[0xC3AF][0xC2BF][0xC2BD] recently, that I remembered this photo again and realised its potential.
What intrigued me most about this scene was its desolation, its variety of greens in the buildings and the multi-coloured grass in the foreground.
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About Hannes
HANNES DIED ON 9 JULY 2024 - NO WORKS WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE FAMILY.
Hannes van der Walt was born in Springs in 1939. Since his early childhood days he has had a love for drawing and working in colour. During his high school days he took private art classes with Mr Frans Prins, a local teacher and artist, who introduced him to the basics of oil painting. After his Matric year he took art classes with the famous artist Brian Nash. Here a delicate awareness for keener observation and study of detail was awakened in him. At the age of 24 Hannes had his first solo exhibition in the Springs library hall.
Hannes retired in 1997 to apply himself full time to painting. Hannes is an artist, who loves the scenery around Stellenbosch and the Boland. He is inspired by the rich colours during flowering season in Namaqualand, the wide open spaces of the Karroo and the interesting coast line of the Western and Southern Cape.
Hannes's paintings appeal to each person's inner appreciation for the beauty of nature, but also calls to mind the inconceivable wonder of God's creation. His work can be found in various local galleries and in many private collections in South Africa, Australia, America, Britain, Ireland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Germany, France, New Zealand,South Korea, Hungary and Scotland
Price Range
US$ 90-1,671
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Exhibitions
Permanent Exhibition at home in Stellenbosch.
2014 27 February Group exhibition ART at Blaauwklippen in Wine Centre hosted by Marius Prinsloo
2012 09 June - 28 July Group Exhibition with other artists of the Arts Association Stellenbosch at the Sasol Art Museum, Stellenbosch
2011 September 07 - 22 Group Exhibition with other artists of the Arts Association Stellenbosch at PJ Olivier Centre
2010 Group Exhibition Stellenbosch Art Gallery
2009 Group exhibition Stellenbosch Art Gallery
2009 Group exhibition Orange Cactus Life Style Interiors
2008 Group exhibition Stellenbosch Art Gallery
2007 Group exhibition Stellenbosch Art Gallery
2006 Group exhibition Stellenbosch Art Gallery
2006 Group fund raising exhibition Eikestad Primary School, Stellenbosch
2006 Group fund raising exhibition for the Student Ministry of St Paul's Evangelical Church, Stellenbosch.
2006 Group exhibition Strand Beach Hotel
2005 Group exhibition Stellenbosch Art Gallery
2005 Group fund raising exhibition for the Student Ministry of St Paul's Evangelical Church, Stellenbosch.
2005 Group exhibition Art and Wine Gallery on Main, Clarens
2004 Group exhibition Stellenbosch Art Gallery
2004 Group exhibition Christo Pretorius Art Gallery, Stellenbosch
2003 Group exhibition Stellenbosch Art Gallery
2002 Group exhibition Stellenbosch Art Gallery
2002 Annual Flower and Garden Show in Seattle, USA.
1997 First successful solo Stellenbosch.
1988 Solo exhibition Caledon Museum
1987 Group exhibition Edrich Art Gallery Stellenbosch
1963 First solo exhibition Springs library hall.
1958 First group exhibition Springs library hall.
Education
B.A. Degree in Fine Art (1967) at University of Pretoria
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