Art Experience
La Motte invites you to a series of online art exhibitions. These exhibitions consist of thematic selections of memorable artwork that have formed part of various exhibitions in the museum between 2010 and 2022. Works from the treasured Pierneef collection also feature as part of select rotations. Follow the links to the original exhibitions, related articles, and exhibition publications.
The current exhibition is entitled, A Penny for Your Thoughts.
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JEAN WELZ (1900–1975)
Portrait of Dr. A. E. Rupert
1966
oil on canvas
Collection: Rembrandt van Rijn Foundation
Exhibition: Celebrating the Love of Art – A personal selection by Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg -
PETER LAMB (1905–1963)
Portrait of Mrs Huberte Rupert
oil on canvas
Collection: Berdine Swart
Exhibition: Celebrating the Love of Art – A personal selection by Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg -
PABLO PICASSO (1881–1973)
Mother and Child with Shawl
1966
lithograph
Collection: Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg
Exhibition: Celebrating the Love of Art – A personal selection by Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg -
IRMA STERN (1894–1966)
Zanzibar Woman
oil on canvas
Collection: Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg
Exhibition: Celebrating the Love of Art – A personal selection by Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg -
IRMA STERN (1894–1966)
Congolese Woman
oil on canvas
Collection: Rupert Art Foundation
Exhibition: Celebrating the Love of Art – A personal selection by Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg -
MAGGIE LAUBSER (1886–1973)
Portrait of a Coloured Girl
1930
oil on canvas
Collection: Rupert Art Foundation
Exhibition: Celebrating the Love of Art – A personal selection by Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg -
MARIANNE PODLASHUC (1932-2004)
Three Boys
1960
oil on board
Collection: Rupert Art Foundation
Exhibition: Celebrating the Love of Art – A personal selection by Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg -
JEAN WELZ (1900–1975)
Marie Roux
1950-60
oil on canvas
Exhibition: Celebrating the Love of Art – A personal selection by Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg -
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE & MARGUERITE STEPHENS
Madame Manet
2017 Hand-woven mohair tapestry
216 x 158 cm
Edition of 6
Exhibition: Threads of Synergy: Contemporary South African Tapestry Art -
NORMAN CATHERINE & MARGUERITE STEPHENS
Wise Guy I
Hand-woven mohair tapestry
270 x 223 cm
Edition of 3
Exhibition: Threads of Synergy: Contemporary South African Tapestry Art -
NORMAN CATHERINE & MARGUERITE STEPHENS
Hodge Podge
Hand-woven mohair tapestry
158 x 217 cm
Edition of 5
Exhibition: Threads of Synergy: Contemporary South African Tapestry Art
Ceramic Exhibitions
- ART Franschhoek Festival 2017 - Die Kraal: Homage to the work of ceramicist Nicolene Swanepoel (1962-2016)
- Art in Clay 2016 – A Sense of…
- Art in Clay 2015 – Fragile Fynbos
- Art in Clay 2014 – The Setting
- Art in Clay 2013 – Tables of the Cape, centuries of decorative and functional porcelain
- Art in Clay 2012 – Celebrating Women Potters
- Art in Clay 2011 – Potters no longer with us
The Conservation of Art
Art conservation is an interdisciplinary field aimed at protecting art from damage and deterioration through a combination of art knowledge, historical research, scientific analysis and material sciences for maintenance and preservation. Art restoration shares the same principles, but more...
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Inspirational travels featured artworks by Irma Stern
As part of the fiftieth jubilee of La Motte's ownership by Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg and her family, she shares an exhibition showing some favourite works from her collection as well as the family collection. The exhibition acknowledges her appreciation...
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New exhibition additions: Irma Stern The Eternal Child
La Motte invites art-lovers to visit Celebrating the love of Art – a personal selection by Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg, an exhibition of rare and important artworks from both owner and family collections.
The works on show have been specially selected and allow insight into the family's well-documented love for art. Celebrating the love of Art is on...
The Art of Compassion
The writer, teacher and human rights activist, Susan Sontag (1933-2004) wrote in her essay Regarding the Pain of Others (2003) that “remembering is an ethical act” and ponders whether the moral obligation of acknowledging others’ suffering, can be facilitated through the witnessing thereof. When art...
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