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Irma Stern - African in Europe - European in Africa (Hardcover)
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Irma Stern - African in Europe - European in Africa (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R474
Discovery Miles 4 740
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The vivid and powerful expressionist paintings of Irma Stern were a
key factor in the modernization of early 20th-century South African
art. Although she was widely recognized during her lifetime,
Stern's posthumous fame has dwindled outside her home country, and
this beautifully produced monograph serves to correct that
injustice. A master of color and composition, Stern is best known
for her portraits and still lifes that reflected her passion for
travel and devotion to home. Drawing from letters, journals, the
artist's own illustrated travelogues as well as the latest
scholarship, this volume traces Stern's childhood in South Africa
and her family's flight to Germany in the wake of the South African
War (1899-1902). Readers will learn of her artistic development at
the center of Weimar, Germany's expressionist avant-garde, her
return to her homeland and the derisive reaction to her early work,
and finally her productive travels throughout the African continent
and the acclaim she achieved. The book also focuses on the
political and cultural forces that shaped Stern's work, including
the unification of South Africa, the rise of expressionism in
Germany, the interplay between indigenous and colonial art in the
African continent, and Stern's continued influence on contemporary
South African artists.
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