Irma Stern (1894-1966) , Proteas | Christie's

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Impressionist/Modern Day Sale

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21 June 2012

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Irma Stern (1894-1966)

Proteas

Price realised

GBP 61,250

Estimate

GBP 80,000 - GBP 120,000

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Irma Stern (1894-1966)
Proteas
signed and dated 'Irma Stern 1924' (lower right)
oil on canvas
22 x 19 in. (55.9 x 48.2 cm.)
Painted in 1924

Provenance

Rebecca Hourwich Reyher, Robinhood, Maine, by whom acquired directly from the artist in 1925.
Westbrook College, Portland, Maine, by whom acquired from the above in 1976; ownership then passed to the University of New England with the merger of the College with the University in 1996.
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Literature and exhibited

Exhibited

Cape Town, Ashbey's Art Gallery, Exhibition of Modern Art by Miss Irma Stern, February 1925, no. 5.
Portland, Maine, Alexander Hall Gallery, Westbrook College, Sinon-Reyher African and Americana Collection, October - November 1978.
Portland, Maine, University of New England, 2009.

Lot Essay

'Our nature glows with colour, and life. South Africa's colours are like no others on earth. It cheers me just to be able to look at them and sometimes I am mad because I cannot crowd everything in on a canvas - not on a thousand canvases.'
I. Stern, quoted in R. Hourwich Reyher, 'A lot about Dr Loram and my first African trip, Book II', 1924.

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Saleroom Notice

Please note this lot should be starred in the catalogue.

Pre-Lot Text

PROPERTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND IN PORTLAND AND BIDDEFORD, MAINE TO BENEFIT THE CAMPUS ART COLLECTIONS
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