Martel Schwichtenberg (5 June 1896 – 31 July 1945) was a German painter.
Martel Schwichtenberg | |
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![]() portrait of Schwichtenberg by Frieda Riess, 1919 | |
Born | Hanover, Germany | 5 June 1896
Died | 31 July 1945 Sulzburg, Germany | (aged 49)
Nationality | German |
Known for | Painting |
Biography
editSchwichtenberg was born on 5 June 1896 in Hanover, Germany.[1] She studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf Art Academy).[2] Schwichtenberg's artistic career began in Hanover with work as an interior designer and packaging designer. She relocated to Berlin around 1920. There she set up a studio and continued working as a designer. She was a member of Werkbund and the Novembergruppe.[3] She painted some portraits of the German avant-garde living in Berlin.[4] In the mid-1930s she moved to South Africa, where she ran a ceramics workshop. The shop was destroyed by fire and Schwichtenberg returned to Germany in 1939.[5]
Collections
editSchwichtenberg's work is in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,[6] the Museum of Modern Art[7] and the Yale University Art Gallery.[4]
Gallery
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Frauen vor dem Hau, 1921
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Zwei Schwertlilien
References
edit- ^ a b "Martel Schwichtenberg". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Martel Schwichtenberg". eART.de. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Martel Schwichtenberg". fembio eV (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Frauen vor dem Haus". Yale University Art Gallery. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Martel Schwichtenberg". AskArt. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Martel Schwichtenberg". LACMA Collections. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Martel Schwichtenberg (German, 1896–1945)". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
External links
edit- Media related to Martel Schwichtenberg at Wikimedia Commons