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Toich turns to the old masters
The artist, who draws on varied inspirations from baking to Irma Stern, is now studying in Florence
Expert finds SA painting valued at £1m in London kitchen
An art expert discovered the Irma Stern painting, once sold to help fund Nelson Mandela's legal defence, being used as a noticeboard in a London flat.
Oh, so Irma! Exhibition brings Stern’s eccentricities to life
Artists Lien Botha and Clementina van der Walt have staged an intervention in Irma Stern's house that interacts directly with her art in the museum.
Stolen Pretoria Art Museum artworks found
Four of five paintings stolen from the Pretoria Art Museum have been found on a bench in a cemetery in Port Elizabeth, police said on Tuesday.
DA: Tshwane metro was warned about poor security at Pretoria Art Museum
The Democratic Alliance says the Tshwane metro had been repeatedly warned about the lack of adequate security measures at the Pretoria Art Museum.
Stern, Sekoto among stolen paintings
The five paintings stolen from the Pretoria Art Museum in Arcadia included an Irma Stern, worth R9-million, and a Gerard Sekoto, worth R7-million.
Irma Stern painting sells for R17.2m
Irma Stern's painting "Arab" has been sold at an auction for R17.2-million - the second-highest price ever for a painting sold in South Africa.
Currency of culture
Deciding what constitutes a South African heritage work of art seems to be a guessing game.
‘Arab Priest’ may come and go from SA
The painting, sold to Qatar in March, could find its way back to the Irma Stern Museum.
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