Irma Stern - Nude
Irma Stern
South African 1894-1966
Nude
1947
signed and dated; signed, inscribed with the title and 'The Firs Chapel Rd Rosebank Cape Town South Africa'; inscribed with the title, date, medium and 'cat. no. 51' on a Homage To Irma Stern Exhibition South African National Gallery label adhered to the reverse; inscribed with the artist's name, the title in Afrikaans and 'S21' on the reverse
oil on canvas
67 by 67cm excluding frame; 83 by 83 by 4,5cm including frame
Provenance
Dr and Mrs E. Slobedman.
Sanlam Art Collection.
Exhibited
Association of Arts Gallery, Cape Town, Irma Stern Exhibition of Paintings, 8 March to 20 March 1948, probably exhibited as cat. no. 2.
Constantia Gallery, Johannesburg, Irma Stern Exhibition of Paintings, 5 April to 17 April 1948, probably exhibited as cat. no. 2.
South African National Gallery, Cape Town, Homage to Irma Stern, 1968, with the title Naakfiguur, cat. no. 51.
Norval Foundation, Cape Town, Collectors Focus: Nudes in the Sanlam Art Collection, 13 February to 21 July 2019.
Literature
Michael Godby (2021) Irma Stern Nudes, 1916-1965, exhibition catalogue, Cape Town: Primavera Publishing, illustrated in colour on page 36 with the title Crouching Nude.
Wilhelm van Rensburg (ed) (2003) Expressions of a Journey: Irma Stern, Johannesburg: Standard Bank Gallery, illustrated in colour on page 108.
Irma Stern
South African 1894-1966
Nude
1947
signed and dated; signed, inscribed with the title and 'The Firs Chapel Rd Rosebank Cape Town South Africa'; inscribed with the title, date, medium and 'cat. no. 51' on a Homage To Irma Stern Exhibition South African National Gallery label adhered to the reverse; inscribed with the artist's name, the title in Afrikaans and 'S21' on the reverse
oil on canvas
67 by 67cm excluding frame; 83 by 83 by 4,5cm including frame
Provenance
Dr and Mrs E. Slobedman.
Sanlam Art Collection.
Exhibited
Association of Arts Gallery, Cape Town, Irma Stern Exhibition of Paintings, 8 March to 20 March 1948, probably exhibited as cat. no. 2.
Constantia Gallery, Johannesburg, Irma Stern Exhibition of Paintings, 5 April to 17 April 1948, probably exhibited as cat. no. 2.
South African National Gallery, Cape Town, Homage to Irma Stern, 1968, with the title Naakfiguur, cat. no. 51.
Norval Foundation, Cape Town, Collectors Focus: Nudes in the Sanlam Art Collection, 13 February to 21 July 2019.
Literature
Michael Godby (2021) Irma Stern Nudes, 1916-1965, exhibition catalogue, Cape Town: Primavera Publishing, illustrated in colour on page 36 with the title Crouching Nude.
Wilhelm van Rensburg (ed) (2003) Expressions of a Journey: Irma Stern, Johannesburg: Standard Bank Gallery, illustrated in colour on page 108.
