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]
Vida Steinert | |
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Born | Vida Isabella Vickers 24 January 1903[1] |
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 |
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]
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.
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]
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