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The [place] "in the sun" Elangeni was home to the painter, J.H. Pierneef (1886-1957) from 1939 untill his death. It was here, in what is today the Pretorian suburb of Brummmeria, that he built his house and studio against the northern rock ridge and there laid out his garden. The property was sold on the death of his wife in 1969. The new owners, Wynand and Eleonor Smit, both architects, altered and added to the property in the same spirit. In 1975 they were responsible for it being proclaimed a National Monument in terms of the then National Monuments Act. In 2002 it was sold to two landscape architects who are busy reinstating the neglected garden. The house itself was documented by in 1969, 1986 and again in 1996 by Wynand Smit. In 2002 the garden was documented by students in the landscape architecture programme of the University of Pretoria. Further to this there are descriptions of the house and the manner in which Pierneef lived in it. In this article it is proposed that the house, and garden in particular, still gives lease to the vision of Pierneef, as well as those of its subsequent families that inhabited "The Kraal" as it was also known. An attempt is made to determine and interpret this vision.
Die [plek] "in die son" of Elangeni was die tuiste van die skilder J.H. Pierneef (1886-1957) vanaf 1939 tot met sy dood. Hier, in wat vandag as die Pretoriase voorstad, Brummeria, bekend is, het hy &apos;n huis en ateljee teen die noordelike helling van &apos;n rotsige randjie gebou en &apos;n tuin uitgelê. Die eiendom is na die dood van sy vrou in 1969 verkoop. Die nuwe eienaars, Wynand en Eleonor Smit was beide argitekte en het veranderings en bybouings by die gees van die bestaande aangepas. Hulle was in 1975 daarvoor verantwoordelik dat die huis tot &apos;n nasionale gedenkwaardigheid onder die vorige Wet op Nasionale Gedenkwaardighede verklaar is. In 2002 is die eindom verkoop aan twee landskapargitekte wat besig is om die verwaarloosde tuin te herskep. Die huis self is in 1969, 1986 en weer in 1996 deur Wynand Smit dokumenteer en die tuin in 2002 deur landskapsargitektuurstudente van die Universiteit van Pretoria. Verder is daar verskeie beskrywings van die huis en die wyse waarop Pierneef daar geleef het. In hierdie artikel word aangevoer dat die huis en veral die tuin, steeds die visie wat Pierneef in gedagte gehad het, in pag hou; so ook dié van die ander families wat "Die Kraal", soos dit ook bekend was, bewoon het. &apos;n Poging word aangewend om hierdie visie te bepaal en te interpreteer.