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NICOLAAS

MARITZ

Paintings
2011 - 2014

M. Dawid Ras Gallery


JOHANNESBURG
NICOLAAS MARITZ
Paintings: 2011 - 2014
2 - 30 August 2014

M. Dawid Ras Gallery


18 Silvela Road
Sandown Estate, Sandton
Johannesburg
SOUTH AFRICA
www.dawidras.com
NICOLAAS MARITZ
Paintings: 2011 - 2014

Nicolaas Maritzs artistic roots are deeply embedded in the Maritz was born into an artistic Pretoria family, his father an archi-
Southern African landscape. Drawing inspiration from its tect and his mother a ceramic artist. Early influences which were
shapes, its colours and its creatures, he has, over the past to inform his work, were derived from his parents, his grand-
thirty years, created a unique body of work, instantly recogniz- mother, and two aunts. Their watercolours, graphic work, ceram-
able by virtue of the idiosyncrasy of his vision and the immedi- ics, drawings and illustrations inspired the young Maritz and
acy of the manner in which it is realized. Curious juxtapositions helped to form his precocious artistic sensibility, long before he
of the real and the fantastical, the natural and the artificial, reached art school. Art books and reproductions featuring the
the simple and the complex, the humorous and the sinister work of the Fauvists, Matisse and the Post-Impressionists also
are a defining characteristic of Maritzs art. played an important part in his formative years. Momentous en-
counters with Walter Battisss playful artistic exuberance, the
Many writers have commented on this aspect of his work, and dark and colloquial surrealist approach of Fred Page, and the
on the creative friction generated by this interplay of contradic- sometimes garishly coloured and highly stylized works of Jacob
tory elements, which extends also to his stylistic usage and Hendrik Pierneef, left lasting impressions.
artistic aims. In describing his paintings, Hilary Prendini Toffoli
comments, though deceptively naive, in a retro technique Since his first one man exhibition of graphic works at the Eastern
evocative of the 30s and 40s, these multi-levelled paintings Cape Association of Arts in 1976, Maritz has established himself
manage at the same time to be both meaningful and decora- as a significant South African painter and artistic personality. His
tive. works are collected widely, and now appear regularly on the local
auction house circuit, a reliable indicator of established success.
Maritz is a prolific artist, but possesses an almost boundless
ability to reinvent his aesthetic approach. He is particularly This exhibition aims to give a concise overview of Maritzs recent
known for his paintings of the South African and Namibian landscape, still life and other paintings, and broadly chronicle the
landscape, especially for his singular portrayals of Table artists subject-matter and working methods between 2011 and
Mountain, but his extensive oeuvre is by no means limited to 2014.
this genre. It includes a large body of paintings, as well as
drawings and prints, with occasional excursions into graphic,
textile and interior design, illustration, ceramics, sculpture and
works in other media. Opposite: Portrait of the artist in his Darling studio
1. BLUE PLATE WITH LEMONS 2013 2. FOUR BLUE LEMONS 2013
Enamel Paint on Board, 590 x 490mm Enamel Paint on Board, 590 x 490mm
1. BLOU BORD MET SUURLEMOENE 2013 2. VIER BLOU SUURLEMOENE 2013
Emaljeverf op Bord, 590 x 490mm Emaljeverf op Bord, 590 x 490mm
3. 4.
BLACK AND YELLOW LEMONS 2013 SPOOKY LEMONS 2013
Enamel Paint on Board, Enamel Paint on Board,
295 x 392mm 295 x 420mm

3. 4.
SWART EN GEEL SUURLEMOENE 2013 SPOKERIGE SUURLEMOENE 2013
Emaljeverf op Bord, Emaljeverf op Bord,
295 x 392mm 295 x 420mm
5. 6.
ART FEVER 2011 TWO GAYS WITH THE SAME TASTE 2011
Enamel Paint on Board Enamel Paint on Board
507 x 555mm 560 x 620mm

5. 6.
KUNSKOORS 2011 TWEE GAYS MET DIESELFDE SMAAK 2011
Emaljeverf op Bord Emaljeverf op Bord
507 x 555mm 560 x 620mm
7.
ONE AND A HALF ART COLLECTOR
2011
Enamel Paint on Board
555 x 620mm

7.
EEN EN N HALF KUNSVERSAME-
LAAR 2011
Emaljeverf op Bord
555 x 620mm
8.
FENNEL AND MANGO VIEW 2013
Enamel Paint on Board,
880 x 880mm

8.
VINKEL EN MANGO-UITSIG 2013
Emaljeverf op Bord,
880 x 880mm
9.
BLUE EGG-PLANT VIEW 2013
Enamel Paint on Board,
680 x 590mm

9.
BLOU EIERPLANT-UITSIG 2013
Emaljeverf op Bord,
680 x 590mm
10. LIEFIE IN THE GARDEN 2013, Enamel Paint on Board, 590 x 830mm

10. LIEFIE IN DIE TUIN 2013, Emaljeverf op Bord, 590 x 830mm


11. BLUE GARDEN CAT 2013, Enamel Paint on Board, 590 x 830mm

11. BLOU TUINKAT 2013, Emaljeverf op Bord, 590 x 830mm


12. TWO TROPHY HUNTERS 2011
Enamel Paint on Board
610 x 610mm

12. TWEE TROFEEJAGTERS 2011


Emaljeverf op Bord
610 x 610mm
13. ELEPHANT FETISH 2011
Enamel Paint on Board
620 x 510mm

13. OLIFANT FETISJ 2011


Emaljeverf op Bord
620 x 510mm
14.
SMALL YELLOW JUG VIEW 2014
Enamel Paint on Board,
680 x 590mm

14.
KLEIN GEEL BEKER-UITSIG
2014
Emaljeverf op Bord,
680 x 590mm
15. PINK BOWL ON STRIPED CLOTH 2014, Enamel Paint on Board, 720 x 1200mm
15. PIENK SKOTTEL OP STREEPLAP 2014, Emaljeverf op Bord, 720 x 1200mm
16.
CAPE KOPPIE I
2013
Enamel Paint on
Board,
580 x 730mm

16.
KAAPSE KOPPIE I
2013
Emaljeverf op Bord,
580 x 730mm
17.
NAMIBIAN HILLS 2013
Enamel Paint on Board,
590 x 725mm

17.
NAMIBIESE HEUWELS
2013
Emaljeverf op Bord,
590 x 725mm
19.
RED LEMON 2013
Enamel Paint on Board,
295 x 420mm

19.
ROOI SUURLEMOEN 2013
Emaljeverf op Bord,
295 x 420mm

18. RED TABLECLOTH VIEW 2014


Enamel Paint on Board, 620 x 485mm
18. ROOI TAFELDOEK UITSIG 2014
Emaljeverf op Bord, 620 x 485mm
20. YELLOW JUG AND PINK PLATE VIEW 2012, Enamel Paint on Board, 575 x 980mm
20. GEEL KRUIK EN PIENK BORD UITSIG 2012, Emaljeverf op Bord, 575 x 980mm
NICOLAAS MARITZ
Paintings, Drawings & Prints
A new full colour, 100 page monograph with artists notes.
Includes comprehensive Introduction, Biography, Exhibitions List,
Collections and Bibliography.

Shelf price: R250 incl.VAT


Mail order: R250 + postage

Available from:
Penny Dobbie Gallery, Cape Town: 021 424 8349 / denarius@mweb.co.za
Kalk Bay Modern, Cape Town: 021 788 6571 / kbm@iafrica.com
Clarkes Bookshop, Cape Town: 021 423 5739 / books@clarkesbooks.co.za
Book League, Darling: 022 492 2667 / bookleague@telkomsa.net
Dawid Ras, Johannesburg: 082 492 9777 / mdawidr@iafrica.com
Nicolaas Maritz, Darling: 022 492 3202 / 078 419 7093 / maritzstudio@telkomsa.net

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