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As Large as Life The Ceramics of Irma Stern
30 Oct 2013
In 1971 the University of Cape Town opened the doors of the Irma Stern Museum to the public for the first time.
The Firs had been Irma Stern’s home and studio for more than four decades and to this day several of the rooms are furnished as she arranged them.
“Irma’s zest for life expressed in her love of abundant colour is evident everywhere in each of the rooms in which she lived, worked and enjoyed entertaining. Better known for her exuberant oil paintings, Irma Stern was also an accomplished ceramicist,” Phillippa Duncan, Senior painting Specialist, Strauss & Co.
The vase in this still life painting is by Stern. Christopher Peter, curator of the Irma Stern Museum, has identified the vase as no 166 in the museum’s collection.
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Important South African and International Art
Monday 11 November 2013
4 pm Day Sale
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Illustrated catalogue R150.00
2013 Press Releases
November
October
- 14 Oct 2013 Strauss Online: Time-limited auction sales exclusively online
- 20 Oct 2013 Pocket Money to Millions & students keen eye for art admirably rewarded
- 30 Oct 2013 As Large as Life The Ceramics of Irma Stern
- 30 Oct 2013 Seminal works from Jane Alexander's masters show destined for auction
- 30 Oct 2013 Staging a moment in art - William Kentridge and Opera
- 30 Oct 2013 Through The Eyes Of An Artist - Romantic Accounts Of Africa
September
- 7 Sep 2013 Discovery of Double-sided Laubser Painting Delights at Strauss Spring Auction
- 7 Sep 2013 Hodgins for the brave
- 7 Sep 2013 Hot Stuff from Goodman
- 7 Sep 2013 Humanist's Vision of Early Cape Town
- 7 Sep 2013 Kentridge's Queen of the Night
- 7 Sep 2013 Kruger on the Station
- 7 Sep 2013 Pierneef on a Grand Scale
- 7 Sep 2013 Preller's Exotic Explorations
- 7 Sep 2013 Stern Scintillates at Strauss & Co's October Auction
- 7 Sep 2013 Stern's Island Reveries
- 7 Sep 2013 The Pleasures of Food, Friends and Art
- 7 Sep 2013 WWF Art Auction Poised to Raise Record Funds
- 18 Sep 2013 Millions raised at WWF Art Auction
May
- 10 May 2013 Vladimir Tretchikoff's unique rendition of Prima Ballerina Assoluta, Alicia Markova
- 10 May 2013 You only live twice.....
- 15 May 2013 Strauss & Co to sell one of the world's most reproduced paintings
- 15 May 2013 Tretchi fever heats up
- 20 May 2013 R1 818 880 for Last Supper
- 24 May 2013 Private donation of iconic Chris Levin designs to boost Iziko Collection
April
- 24 Apr 2013 Iconic South African artworks spanning 160 years set to go under the hammer in May
- 29 Apr 2013 Strauss & Co goes Vintage with South African Haute Couture Legend, Chris Levin
February
January
- 1 Jan 2013 "Dis 'n genot van die hart" se Laubser
- 1 Jan 2013 Early Naude' Captures Charms of a Bygone Era at the Cape
- 1 Jan 2013 Gem of a Painting evokes Malay Quarter
- 1 Jan 2013 Large Battiss Combines Sensuality and Virtuosity
- 1 Jan 2013 One of Stern's Most Compelling Portraits
- 1 Jan 2013 Rare Siopis at Auction
- 1 Jan 2013 Van Wouw Skill Shines in Early Italian cast
- 3 Jan 2013 Cape Furniture From The Collection Of Dr Bothma Buitendag, For Sale At Strauss & Co
- 3 Jan 2013 Impact of Modernism Demonstrated in Seminal Painting
- 3 Jan 2013 Important Cape Silver presentation covered cup, John Townsend, circa 1830
- 10 Jan 2013 Contemporary Jewellery by Design Maestro Erich Frey For Sale At Strauss & Co
- 14 Jan 2013 Chairman's Report 2012
