Vida Steinert

Vida Steinert
Born
Vida Isabella Vickers

24 January 1903[1]
Hamilton, New Zealand[2]
Died27 February 1999 (aged 66)
Auckland, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
EducationElam School of Fine Arts
Known forpainting
Notable workThe Valley, Ponies at the fair, Road to Colville, Spanish Dancer
MovementModernism

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

  1. ^ New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
  2. ^ New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
  3. ^ "Steinert, Vida". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ^ "A+O Catalogue" (PDF). Art and Object. 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Art New Zealand". www.art-newzealand.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  6. ^ "The Group 1927 – 1977: an annotated bibliography – Heritage – Christchurch City Libraries". christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  7. ^ "The Group 1950". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Artists exhibited with Rutland Group". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Artists exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2017.

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