In the News
2011 Archive
- Oct 01. Pierneef se Karoo van 1930 haal R1 225 400
- Sep 28. Preller se baaiendes behaal miljoen
- Sep 28. Irma Stern's Two Arabs
- Jun 04. Miljoene rande betaal vir Alexis Preller-kunswerke op Strauss-veiling
- May 21. Veiling van Tretchikoff vestig ook aandag op tentoonstelling
- May 15. Geheimsinnige tjellis in Stern se skildery ná 68j. geïdentifiseer
- May 14. Irma Stern se 'tjellis' was superster Vera Poppé
- May 07. Villa se dood 'sal veilingspryse nie opjaag'
- May 07. Strauss auction could reflect shift of emphasis in SA art market
- May 06. Stern Painting to re-emerge at last
- Mar 12. Kaapse silwer haal beste pryse op veiling
- Feb 26. Moses Kottler se makette op veiling te koop
- Feb 25. Versamelaars gaan te veel hê om van te kies by Strauss & Co se Kaapstad-veiling in Maart
- Feb 19. Boonzaier en Baxter gooi reddingsboei na Wenning
Irma Stern's Two Arabs
September 28, 2011 [ Archived ]
A Capetonian is the proud owner of Irma Stern's Two Arabs painting, which went for a record-breaking R20m this week.
The Strauss and Co auction of local paintings was held on Monday night at the Vineyard hotel in Cape Town.The sale of the Stern painting broke the record for a South African art piece.There were about 400 people at the auction, said Strauss and Co’s Ann Palmer, head of the paintings department. She said they were very proud of the sale, considering recessionary times.The painting was bought by a private individual for his home.“It was a fantastic painting and we knew it would sell.“The quality of work is superb. It’s not often we get such a wonderful painting to sell. We are thrilled that we found a buyer,” said Palmer.Irma Stern travelled vastly but lived most of her life in Cape Town before her death in 1966.The Irma Stern Museum was established in 1971 at the Rosebank house the artist lived in for almost four decades.
