Vida Steinert
Vida Steinert | |
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Born | Vida Isabella Vickers 24 January 1903[1] Hamilton, New Zealand[2] |
Died | 27 February 1999 (aged 66) Auckland, New Zealand |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Education | Elam School of Fine Arts |
Known for | painting |
Notable work | The Valley, Ponies at the fair, Road to Colville, Spanish Dancer |
Movement | Modernism |
Vida Isabella Steinert (née Vickers; 24 January 1903 – 27 February 1999) was a New Zealand painter, born in Hamilton, New Zealand. Also known as Vida Isabella Vickers, Vida Isabella Steinert, or Vida Steinhart.[3]
Education
A graduate of the Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland, Steinert was part of the Rutland Group of painters, alongside Jack Crippen and Ruth Coyle.[4] During her career she was based in Auckland, and associated with painters Charles Tole, Bessie Christie, Helen Brown, Joan Lillicrap, Joycelyn Harrison-Smith, and Alison Pickmer.[5]
Career
A modernist painter, her work often depicted life in New Zealand, specifically local people and landscapes. Steinert worked primarily in oils, watercolors, and pencils. Her works include: The Valley; Ponies at the fair; Road to Colville; and Spanish Dancer.
Exhibitions
In 1950, Steinert exhibited with The Group,[6][7] an informal art association from Christchurch, New Zealand, that formed to provide a freer alternative to the Canterbury Society of Arts. Steinert also exhibited with the Rutland Group[8][9] and the Auckland Society of Arts.[10]
References
- ^ New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
- ^ New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
- ^ "Steinert, Vida". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "A+O Catalogue" (PDF). Art and Object. 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Art New Zealand". www.art-newzealand.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "The Group 1927 – 1977: an annotated bibliography – Heritage – Christchurch City Libraries". christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "The Group 1950". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Artists exhibited with Rutland Group". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Thwaites, Ian (2004). We learnt to see : Elam's Rutland Group 1935–1958 : a biographical journey with Auckland artists. Fletcher, Rie M. Auckland [N.Z.]: Printed for the subscribers by Puriri Press. ISBN 9780908943272. OCLC 156736934.
- ^ "Artists exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
Further reading
Artist files for Steinert are held at:
- E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
- Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Also see:
- Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists, McGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge
External links
- Vida Steinert at Find a Grave
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