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Irma Stern (Bilingual edition)
A Modern Artist between Berlin and Cape Town
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In the art of Irma Stern, motifs from her South African homeland meet the expressionism of the Brücke artists. In the interwar period, she was celebrated in Berlin for her "exotic" paintings and later became a prominent artist in South Africa. This richly illustrated volume focuses...
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Description
In the art of Irma Stern, motifs from her South African homeland meet the expressionism of the Brücke artists. In the interwar period, she was celebrated in Berlin for her "exotic" paintings and later became a prominent artist in South Africa. This richly illustrated volume focuses on her highly expressive portraits and addresses questions regarding the contexts in which the works were created and how they are seen today.
The German-South African artist Irma Stern (1894-1966) was a well-known figure in the Berlin art scene after the First World War, until she was forced to leave Germany forever in 1933 due to Nazi persecution of the Jews. While marginalised as a woman and threatened by antisemitism, she was also a beneficiary of South Africa's apartheid regime. Her complex body of work was shaped both by emancipation and by cultural appropriation.
Irma Stern (Bilingual edition) by Irene Below provides a detailed exploration into these themes, making it an essential read for those interested in art history and cultural studies.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9783777445298
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 June 2025
Country: Germany
Imprint: Hirmer Verlag
Illustration: 90 Illustrations, color
Contributors:
- Edited by Lisa Marei Schmidt
- Edited by Lisa Hörstmann
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 227.0mm
Height: 275.0mm
Weight: 820g
Pages: 208
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About the Author
Lisa Hörstmann wrote her doctorate on South African settler primitivism. She is a research assistant at the Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Moderne.
Lisa Marei Schmidt is director of the Brücke Museum Berlin.
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