Signed upper left “Irma Stern 1945.”
Tallas:
Marco: 95 × 70 cm | 37,4 × 27,6 in
Obra de arte: 78 × 58 cm | 30,7 × 22,8 in
Irma Stern’s Portrait of a Woman (1945) shows her great sensitivity to character, colour and humanity. The sitter’s face emerges from a fabric of expressive brushstrokes – her gaze between strength and introspection. Stern’s palette is rich with earthy reds, deep greens and golds – the light of Africa and the emotional resonance of her subject.
Pintado durante uno de los periodos más productivos de la artista, este retrato demuestra su capacidad para combinar el modernismo europeo con una visión auténtica y profundamente personal de África. El grueso empaste, los contornos rítmicos y las sutiles distorsiones de la forma son su lenguaje único, que va más allá del realismo para llegar al espíritu interior y a la profundidad psicológica.
This is a testament to her lifelong fascination with individuality and cultural identity. In Portrait of a Woman she turns portraiture into something more than likeness – a dialogue between artist and subject, rendered with honesty, warmth and a rare poetic power.