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    Artist

  • Oppenheim, Annemarie, 1904-1991

    • Title

  • [Still life with flowers, fruit, and book]

  • Physical Description

    1 painting : Oil on canvas ; 16" x 19", 40.6 cm. x 48.2 cm., + frame (23" x 25.5")

  • Date

    1951

  • Notes

    Signature of artist in upper left-hand corner, dated October 20, 1951 in lower right-hand corner.

    Handwritten note that accompanied the painting: "Hedel Weinstock commissioned this painting for her husband's 50th birthday (ARNOLD) of his favorite flowers - [illegible] - and book. The book is "Gerichtsordnung von 1700" belonging to Werner. The painting was shipped from South Africa to Arnold Stein after his cousin Arnold died." This note is printed on a black and white reproduction of the painting.

    Another hand written note that accompanied the painting: "Hedel commissioned that painting for Arnold's 50th birthday. Werner has book on the painting. It is 'Des Gerichtsordnung von 1700', fruit from his garden etc. They sent it from S Africa."

  • Summary

    Still life displays a table scene with a pot of colorful flowers (pansies and roses) in a brown vase on the center of the table. Also on the table is a plate with two apples, a knife, and an open book with a pink flower resting on the top of the book.

  • Subject

    Fruit; Books; Flowers

  • Genre

    Still lifes

  • Medium

    Paintings; Oil paintings

  • Part Of

    Arnold and Werner A. Stein Collection,, AR 25821

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Biographical/Historical Information

Annemarie Oppenheim was born in either 1904 or 1907 in Berlin. She specialized in still lifes and landscape paintings. She lived and worked in South Africa and died in 1991.

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Oppenheim, Annemarie: [Still life with flowers, fruit, and book], Leo Baeck Institute, 2018.65a.