Beautiful large oil on canvas by important artist Heidi Herzog (1905-1967) of a vase with flowers dated 1964.
Frame measures 70 x 55cm
Born Adelheid Herzog in Basel, Switzerland, 7th December, 1905; died in Johannesburg, South Africa, 25th February, 1967, after an open-heart operation. She worked and exhibited in Europe before emigrating to South Africa in 1951.
Heidi Herzog's parents were Johannes Herzog, a bank accountant, and Anna Maria Herzog née Süss. Heidi, baptized at St. Peter's in Basel on 8th April, 1906, married against her family' wishes a Jewish painter. In 1931, she began painting at Torre del Greco (ltaly). She worked throughout ltaly and France, was influenced by André Derain and Dunoyer de Segonzac. She first participated in a joint exhibition at the Galeries Modernes in Marseilles. She worked for about eights months at the artists' colony "La Cadière d'Azur" with Robert Lemercier and André Favory (1888-1937). Held solo exhibition at Musée d 'Arles. Decisive period at Aix-en-Provence.
After losing her husband and their two children through bombs during WW2, she fled to Switzerland. Through a family friend, and as a result of her academic studies in chemistry in Basel, she was sent to South Africa, but this occupation did not satisfy her. After a short stay in Durban, she moved to Johannesburg where she dedicated herself to her art. She was then noticed by Gerrit Bakker who offered her an exhibition at his gallery in May 1961.
Heidi Herzog signed her works "HH", usually followed by the date.
Solo Shows in South Africa
Constantia Gallery, Loveday Street, Johannesburg - May 1961 (pastels and oils)
Municipal Library, Springs - July 1961
Gallery Vermeer, Pretoria - September 1962
Gallery 101, Johannesburg – Paintings and Pastels – 1.4.1963-13.4.1963 (48 works) (opened by Peter Eliastam)
Gallery 101, Johannesburg – Paintings and Pastels – 31.8.1964-12.9.1964 (42 works) (opened by Prof. J.E. Kerrich)
Strand Galleries, Cape Town - 22.2.1966 (paintings and pastels)
Gallery 101, Johannesburg – Memorial Exhibition of Paintings and Pastels – 6th May, 1968
William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley - 19.2.1974-5.3.1974 (paintings) (opened by Peter Eliastam)
Bakker’s Bookshop, 84 Loveday Street, Johannesburg – Paintings, pastel drawings - 26.8.1974–14.9.1974 (45 works)
RAU (Gencor Gallery), Johannesburg:
