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| 696. Eda Sterchi (American, b. 1885), "Tunis", c.1911;
oil/board, 15" x 18", signed. Sterchi was born in Olney, a small town
in south central Illinois. She left for Chicago in 1908 to attend
the Art Institute. Soon afterward, she traveled to Paris to study.
She met with early success, exhibiting in 1913 at the
American Artists Club and the International Artists Union (both in
Paris). She also exhibited at the Salon d' Automne, American
Womens Club and the Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts (all in Paris).
In the United States, she exhibited annually at the Art Institute
of Chicago from 1915-1920, and had a one man show there
in 1929. She also exhibited at the Chicago Artist Guild,
Corcoran Gallery (1928), Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and at the
Arden Studios in New York. Sterchi spent several years in Tunis,
and exhibited there as well. Her work was so well
received, Mohamed Habib Pacha-Bey awarded her the "Order du
Nichan If tikar", a recognition for her excellence in paintingan
honor rarely given to a woman.
This work illustrates the influence of artists such as
Provenance: The estate of the artist. 1000-2000 |
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