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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Lewis, Andrea

Journeys to the Interior. Unseen works by Irma Stern 1929-1939

Published: Kaplan Kushlick Foundation, Cape Town, 2006

Edition: First

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Running to only 104 small pages (including a double centrefold), and with most of its illustrations from works in the Irma Stern Museum, this book masterfully places the artist's life and work - particularly the decade in the subtitle - in both pre- and post-Nazi as well as African contexts. Perhaps more than any other single book, "Journeys to the Interior" reinforces Irma Stern's reputation as South Africa's greatest painter.

A delightful touch is a spontaneous photograph of Stern's 1935 exhibition at the Criterion Restaurant in Johannesburg.

Although mint in all other respects, the glue of the drawn-on cover of this copy - and presumably other copies - of what is otherwise a superb production of a superb "miniature" book - has hardened in a small area at the head.

(Please note that because of an incorrect light setting, the images darken the colour of the book's paper.)

  • Jacket Condition: (Limp covers)
  • Binding Condition: Mint
  • Overall Condition: Mint
  • Size: 200 x 200
  • Sold By: Fontein Books
  • Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 051 773 0050/048 079 546 4032
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Eft (South Africa), SWIFT (rest of world), or $ checks for US or Australian buyers
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