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Irma Stern — Still Life with Watermelons
Irma Stern

Still Life with Watermelons

1944

This 1944 still life painting by Irma Stern features watermelons as the primary subject, rendered with the artist's characteristic bold color and expressive technique. The work demonstrates Stern's mastery of domestic subjects through an expressionist lens.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Estimate: $140,000$180,000

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Irma Stern, Still Life with Watermelons, 1944

This 1944 still life painting by Irma Stern features watermelons as the primary subject, rendered with the artist's characteristic bold color and expressive technique. The work demonstrates Stern's mastery of domestic subjects through an expressionist lens.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1944
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Bold Color, South African Art, Expressionism, Fruit, 1940s, Oil Painting, Still Life

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