Irma Stern (South African, 1894 - 1966)

Artwork title: Pimento Pickers

Artist:  Irma Stern (South African, 1894 - 1966)

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Size (HxWxD): 69 cm - 89 cm (27.17 in - 35.04 in)

Date of painting:  1962

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Provenance: Acquired from the artist by Professor and Mrs J N De Villiers and thence by descent.

Literature: Rembrandt van Rijn Foundation (1968) Homage to Irma Stern 1894-1966, exhibition catalogue, Rembrandt van Rijn Foundation, a similar example illustrated in black and white, cat. no. 77. Marion Arnold (1995) Irma Stern: A Feast for the Eye, Cape Town: Fernwood Press, illustrated in colour on page 92. Standard Bank Gallery (2003) Irma Stern: Expressions of a Journey, exhibition catalogue, Johannesburg: Standard Bank Gallery, a similar example illustrated in colour on page 153, with the title Pimento Harvest. Iziko Museums of South Africa (2015) Brushing up on Stern, Cape Town: Iziko Museums of South Africa, a similar example illustrated in colour on page 40 and 115, with the title Pimento Harvest. Sandra Klopper (2017) Irma Stern: Are You Still Alive? Stern’s Life and Art Seen Through Her Letters to Richard and Freda Feldman, 1934-1966, Cape Town: Orisha Publishing, a similar example illustrated in colour on page 190, fig 137, with the title Pimento Harvest.

Classification: Modern & Contemporary Art