Lecture – Stellenbosch: Irma & the Wildensteins

Irma & the Wildensteins: African Impressionism in Post-War Europe
by Strauss & Co Senior Art Specialist Matthew Partridge

Matthew Partridge will discuss Irma Stern’s career defining exhibition Peintures D’Afrique in 1947 at the Wildenstein Gallery in Paris. Here he will consider the context of the prolific artistic production behind Stern’s travels to both the Congo and Zanzibar during the interwar years and discuss the impact of her subsequent exhibitions in post-war Europe.

Rupert Museum, Stellentia Road, Stellenbosch
Book your seat at the lecture: mia@straussart.co.za | 084 685 1671