Vida Isabella Steinert (néeVickers; 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]
Education
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]
Career
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.
Exhibitions
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]
^Thwaites, Ian (2004). We learnt to see : Elam's Rutland Group 1935–1958 : a biographical journey with Auckland artists. Fletcher, Rie M. Auckland [N.Z.]: Printed for the subscribers by Puriri Press. ISBN9780908943272. OCLC156736934.
