Hennie Niemann Jnr O N L I N E A U C T I O N 30 MARCH 2012 16 Kildare Road (Cnr Colinton Road) Newlands Cape Town 7700 Tel +27 (0)21 683 6863 Fax 086 593 2491 Cell 082 566 4631 E-mail: art@johansborman.co.za Website: www.johansborman.co.za
Hennie Niemann Jnr O N L I N E A U C T I O N 30 MARCH 2012 The wonderful success of Hennie Niemann Jnr s annual online auctions in 2010 and 2011 has convinced the artist to continue with this very fair and practical process to ensure that all interested collectors and buyers have an equal opportunity to acquire his paintings. Hennie Jnr has continued working with great enthusiasm and dedication to explore and push the boundaries of his stylistic approach, while at the same time developing and refining his painting technique. He has assembled a collection of only 7 large oil paintings, all compositions of female nude figures, for this year s online auction. Although the artist has concentrated on a single theme, the variation in compositional approach and palette demonstrates his commitment to producing paintings that are unique and authentic Hennie Niemann Jnr creations. Online bidding will start at 10h00 on Friday, 16 March 2012, with deadlines for the seven individual paintings from 11h00 to 17h00 on Friday, 30 March 2012. Please check the hourly deadlines at which bidding on the particular paintings you are interested in will finish. Bids can be made by: E-mail to art@johansborman.co.za Telephone to 021 4236075 SMS to 082 5664631 Conditions of sale 1. Reserve prices for the paintings are indicated on the website and in the online catalogue. The current highest bids will be displayed on the website as soon as they have been received. 2. Buyers are welcome to leave commission bids, with instructions regarding bidding increments, with Johans Borman Fine Art. Such bidders will be notified every time a higher bid is logged. 3. Should there be more than one active bidder during the last 15 minutes before the deadline, all the active bidders will be phoned to conclude the bidding process for that painting by phone. 4. No additional buyer s premium is charged, which means that there are no extra sales charges added to the amount that is bid. 5. Shipping and crating charges will be for the account of the buyer. 6. Johans Borman Fine Art undertakes to conduct this auction process in a fair and transparent manner. Should any dispute arise, it will be resolved at their absolute discretion.
FRIDAY, 30 MARCH 2012 1. Nude composition 11h00 Friday 30 March 2. Blue reader OIL ON CANVAS 2012 12h00 Friday 30 March 3. The three graces 120 X 100 CM 13h00 Friday 30 March 4. Bathers 14h00 Friday 30 March 5. In conversation 1 100 X 110 CM 15h00 Friday 30 March 6. The dance 120 X 100 CM 16h00 Friday 30 March 7. Friends OIL ON CANVAS 2012 150 X 130 CM RESERVE: R 180,000 17h00 Friday 30 March
1. Nude composition 11h00 Friday 30 March
2. Blue reader OIL ON CANVAS 2012 12h00 Friday 30 March
3. The three graces 120 X 100 CM 13h00 Friday 30 March
4. Bathers 14h00 Friday 30 March
5. In conversation 1 100 X 110 CM 15h00 Friday 30 March
6. The dance 120 X 100 CM 16h00 Friday 30 March
7. Friends OIL ON CANVAS 2012 150 X 130 CM RESERVE: R 180,000 17h00 Friday 30 March
Hennie Niemann Jnr 1972 Born in Bloemfontein to Magriet and Hennie Niemann. 1980-89 Moves to Vermont where he is introduced to art at a very early age. Under the tuition of his artist father Hennie Niemann Snr. and Gregoire Boonzaier, he begins sketching in bistre. 1990 After matriculating from Hermanus High School, Hennie's military service affords him a year in the Kruger National Park. It is here, surrounded by the bushveld, that his love of nature and wildlife is nurtured. 1991-92 Drawing on this new found source of inspiration, Hennie returns to Vermont and starts his artistic career. His bistre sketches and expressionistic oils reflects his intense affinity with the interactions of the wild. 1993 His first exhibition of drawings was a sell-out. 1994-96 Meets Angela Key who shares his passion for painting and wildlife. Together they set up a permanent studio in Vermont from where they make frequent safaris and visit many game parks and nature reserves throughout Southern Africa, resulting in a highly successful exhibition of their works at the Onrus Galerie in September 1996. 1997 Exhibition with Angela Key at The Cherie de Villiers Fine Art Gallery, Rosebank, Johannesburg. Donated a painting to a WWF auction for the protection of endagered species. 1998 Exhibition at Onrus Galerie at the Marine, Hermanus. 2000 Triptych Exhibition with Angela Key and Wehrner Lemmer at Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town. 2002 Travels to Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia to collect reference material for paintings. Invited to show at the Exhibition of Contemporary South African Art in Chelsea, London, where his paintings sold out. 2002-05 Participates in group exhibitions at Stellenbosch Art Gallery and Art and Wine gallery, Clarens. 2006 First solo exhibition of oil paintings at Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town. 2008 Solo exhibition of oil paintings at Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town. 2010 Hennie Niemann Jnr Online Auction 2010 at Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town. 2011 Hennie Niemann Jnr Online Auction 2011 at Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town. 2012 Hennie Niemann Jnr Online Auction 2012 at Johans Borman Fine Art, Cape Town.