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Lot 24*

Irma Stern
(South African, 1894-1966)
Still life with poppies, calla lilies and fruit unframed

23 March 2011, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £102,000 inc. premium

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Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966)

Still life with poppies, calla lilies and fruit
signed and dated 'Irma Stern / 1935' (lower left)
gouache on card
50.5 x 39.5cm (19 7/8 x 15 9/16in).
unframed

Footnotes

"It is given to very few to see the soul of things. Therefore, the flowers that Irma Stern paints are not flowers we see and enjoy. They are living things whose form and colours tell of a life and joy that is their own... Her vivid and fiery colours, her fresh and bold lines speak of South Africa in a universal language."

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
M. Berman, Remembering Irma, Irma Stern: A memoir with letters, (Cape Town, 2003), pp. 44-45

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