Notes

This picture was sold to the South African National Gallery in 1950.  However, on visiting the Gallery, Irma Stern was extremely affronted to find that it was not hanging in a prominent enough position.   She cancelled the sale forthwith and instructed John Paris, the then Director, to remove it from the wall.  The current owner was offered this picture on visiting Stern's studio later that day.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist's studio by the current owner in 1950.

Exhibited

The XXV Biennale di Venezia, 1950

South African National Gallery, Cape Town, Pretoria Art Museum and Johannesburg Art Gallery, Memorial Exhibition "Homage to Irma Stern", 1968, cat no 40, illustrated

Literature

The XXV Biennale di Venezia catalogue, 1950, p 219, illustrated plate 63

A copy of this catalogue is included with this lot.