Florence Josephine Zerffi, SA still life and landscape painter, dies

Date: 6 May 1962
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Florence Louise Josephine Zerffi was born in 1882, London, England. She came to Cape Town in 1916 after studying art in London and at the Arts and Crafts Academy in Berlin. In South African, Zerfifi joined the South African Society of Artists (SASA). Not only did Zerfifi paint, but she also used needle work as a medium. She loved colour and always used it to bring an expressive element in her work. She married another artist, Stratford Caldecott in 1924 and had joint exhibitions with him. She lost her husband in 1929, only five years after their marriage. After his death, she taught art in schools throughout Cape Town. She later returned to England to live with her son. She died in 1962.

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01South African History Online Zerffi, Florence Louise Josephine,Available at: www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed on 13 April 2012]
02Arcy Art Florence Zerffi - South African Artist, Paintings, Oil Paintings 1882”“ 1962 [online] Available at: https://www.arcyart.com [Accessed on 13 April 2012]

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