Jack Pieters was born in Amsterdam in 1886. He studied art under his uncle, Evert Pieters at the Quelinius School, Amsterdam. In 1904 he came to South Africa with his family and since he was unable to earn his living as a painter, joined the South African Railways for whom he worked until his retirement in 1949.

Pieters lived in Pretoria and Cape Town before settling in Durban. He painted in his spare time, was twice elected to the Presidency of the Natal Society of Arts and for many years was art critic for The Natal Mercury, writing under the nom-de-plume "Cerulean Blue".

Pieters participated in group exhibitions in South Africa and Europe from 1924 and his work is represented in many South African art galleries. In...