Strauss & co - 2013 Review

Irma STERN 1894-1966 Malay Girl signed and dated 1938 oil on canvas 56 by 57,5cm Sold R11 697 000, 4 February 2013 CURRENT SA RECORD: R21 166 000, STRAUSS & CO, SEPTEMBER 2011 Watussi King signed and dated 1942 charcoal 60,5 by 46cm Sold R454 720, 11 November 2013 “Searching for the exotic, trying to locate cultures where harmony prevailed, seduced by colour, pattern and rhythm, Stern responded strongly to people who were beautiful, graceful, or exotic and who were different from her and from her own society.” 11 © Irma SternTrust | DALRO 32