Irma Stern was a South African artist, whose expressive portraits rendered in saturated colors were among her most widely known pieces. The painter and sculptor traveled throughout Africa to capture ...

A century ago, newspapers used scare quotes to highlight the fact that artist Irma Stern was a controversial perpetrator of “modernism” and “expressionism”.

In 2024, the top five highest-priced sales of African art were all by women, according to research, reflecting increased recognition and demand for their work.