1. Stella Steyn studied at Alexandra College and in 1924 the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art, she was taught by Patrick Tuohy who introduced her to the Cezanne style of art.
11 Facts About Stella Steyn
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Stella Steyn became friends with Joyce's daughter, Lucia and was asked to illustrate Joyce's Finnegans Wake.
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Stella Steyn did not understand the piece, but it was explained to her by Joyce and was specifically asked to respond to its musicality.
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Stella Steyn exhibited a variety of forms, including etchings, watercolours and pencil drawings.
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That same year Stella Steyn entered into Sur La Glace, she did not win but was awarded a silver medal at the Tailteann Games.
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Stella Steyn competed in the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
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Stella Steyn felt her work was underappreciated in Ireland and returned to continue her study at La Grande Chaumiere and then Academie Scandinave.
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Stella Steyn enrolled at the Bauhaus in Germany in 1931, becoming the first known Irish artist to study at the Bauhaus.
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Stella Steyn was taught by Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee and Joseph Albers.
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Stella Steyn began to feel disillusioned by the methods while there, but continued her study until 1932 when she moved to Kunstgewerbeschule, Stuttgart.
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Stella Steyn stayed mostly out of the public sphere after this rarely displaying her work.