Strauss & co - Review 2009

18 Irma Stern S OUTH A FRICAN 1894-1966 World Record for a landscape White House Madeira signed and dated 1931 oil on board, 92 by 68 cm SOLD R5 792 800, MARCH 2009 Strong colour contrasts, turbulent skies and figures in a shadowy, diagonal street combine to evoke the intense emotional experiences with which Stern was grappling during her Madeira sojourn and from which her painting provided much-needed escape and self-fulfilment.