In the News
2010 Archive
- Oct 23. Pierneef se Bosveldbome simbolies van lewe
- Oct 22. Stern lilies in Strauss's highest-value sale
- Sep 18. Maud Sumner die kunstenaar was ook 'n digter
- Sep 10. Welz en die 'vloek van veilings'
- Sep 01. Pierneef Panele by Die Rupert Museum, Stellenbosch
- Aug 28. Pierneef het hom ook skildersvryhede vergun
- Aug 15. Polish your knowledge of jewellery
- Aug 01. Stephan Welz honoured for giving gallery new life
- Jul 27. Delighting and dealing in art
- Jul 26. Auctioneers find prized pieces in Eastern Cape
- Jul 23. Rare art find in EL worth more than R1m
- May 30. Rhodes statue led Welz to success
- May 28. Wêreldrekord van R7,575 miljoen vir Irma Stern-skildery
- May 26. Record price for Stern painting
- May 26. Skildery van Irma Stern behaal nuwe rekordprys
- May 26. Irma Stern-skildery behaal wêreldrekordprys
- May 15. Groot name in SA kuns kom onder hamer
- May 12. Art sale breaks mould
- May 09. Local art in full flower at major sale
Record price for Stern painting
May 26, 2010 [ Archived ]
On Monday night, Irma Stern's Still Life with Gladioli and Fruit sold for R7.57-million at a Strauss & Co auction in Johannesburg.
Irma Stern
Still Life with Gladioli and Fruit
It is a world record for a Stern still life, and the highest price for any South African still life sold on auction. The work was bought by an anonymous South African buyer.
Strauss & Co sold works to the value of R40.4-million. Three other Sterns sold for between R3.9-million and R6.1-million. Alexis Preller's Flower King went for R2.9-million, and R2-million was paid for a panel by Cecil Skotnes.
