This Irma Stern painting, signed and dated 1945 oil on canvas, in the original Zanzibar frame, sold for $1.38 million at auction. Courtesy Strauss & Co
This Irma Stern painting, signed and dated 1945 oil on canvas, in the original Zanzibar frame, sold for $1.38 million at auction. Courtesy Strauss & Co

Art

Painting of Omani man sells for $1.38 million

Simply titled 'Arab', Stern painted the work in 1945, drawing on her trips to Zanzibar as inspiration

Ashleigh Stewart

April 04, 2019