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1893 Exposition
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German Women Painters
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Hermine Biedermann
Helene Cramer
Molly Cramer
Clara Elizabeth Fischer
Fanny Geiger-Weishaupt
Ernestine Hirschler
Dora Hitz
Margarethe Hormuth-Kallmorgen
Maria Kalckreuth
Marie von Keudell
Hildegard Lehnert
Sophie Ley
Clara Lobedan
Fraulein Lübbes
Vilma Parlaghy
Louisa Parmentier-Begas
Elizabeth Poppe-Lüderitz
Hermine von Preuschen
Doris
Raab
Gertrud Staats
Frau Schroeder
Helene Marie Stromeyer
Hermine Biedermann-Arendts
(1855 - 1916)

Nach der
Jagd [After the Hunt]--representative work
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Hunting
Dog--representative work
The First Booty (image unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
Hermine Biedermann-Arendts was a German artist who studied under Zügel and became the head of an art school for women. No other information is available online.
Hélène Cramer
(1844 - 1916)

A
Flowering Branch--
representative work

Flower
Still Life--representative work

Summer Flowers--representative work
Clematis (image
unavailable)--exhibited
in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
Forbidden by their wealthy father to become artists, Hélène Cramer and her sister Molly began studying art in Antwerp under Eugéne Joors after their father's death. Helene specialized in floral still life. No other information is available online in English.Biography (in German)
Molly Cramer (1852 - 1936)

Dunes on
the Island of Sylt--representative work
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Fruit--exhibited
in Women's
Building, 1893 Exposition
Peaches
(image unavailable)--exhibited
in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
Forbidden by their wealthy father to become artists, Molly Cramer and her sister Helene began studying art in Antwerp under Eugéne Joors after their father's death. Molly specialized in landscapes and portraits. No other information is available online in English.
Clara Elizabeth Fischer
(1856 - ?? )
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Garden
with Hollyhocks and Hydrangea--
representative work
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Morning
Prayer--exhibited in the
Women's Building, 1893 Exposition
Clara Elizabeth Fischer was born in Berlin and studied under Biermann and Julius Jacob. She specialized in portraits and genre subjects. No other information is available online.
Fanny von (Edle) Geiger-Weishaupt
(1862 - 1931)

Ein
Vorfrühlingsmittag auf der Hofgartenterasse--
representative work
Landscape--Spring (image unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1892 Exposition
Fanny Geiger-Weishaupt was a German painter. No other information is available online.
Ernestine Hirschler (Kunwald)
(1843 - 1904)

In the Atelier--representative work
My Studio (image
unavailable)--exhibited
in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
Ernestine Hirschler-Kunwald was born in Munich and lived in Weimar. No other information is available online.
Dora Hitz (1856 - 1924)
Girl in the Poppy-seed Feld 1891--
representative work
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Dammerung-- |
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Francois Aman-Jean 1889
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Der Blumenkelch-- |
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Mother and Child--This
may or may not |
Dora Hitz was born at Altdorf, near Nuremberg, and studied art at the Munich Academie under Lindenschmit. At the request of the Queen of Romania, she went to Bucharest and created illustrations for the Queen's poem "Ada." Later in Berlin , she focused on portraits. After her death, her "Dammerung" painting was seized by the Third Reich and later impounded by the East German authorities.
Margarethe Hormuth-Kallmorgen (1857 -
1916)
Note: One source spells her name "Hermuth," another "Kollmorgen."

Großes Stilleben mit Schenkkanne,
Blumenstrauß im Glaspokal und Muscheln
--representative work
China Asters--
exhibited in the |
Martwa natura z
malwami-- |
Born in Heidelberg, Margarethe Hormuth studied at Carlsruhe under Ferdinand Keller. She and her painter-husband Friedrich Kallmorgen were "first generation" members of the Karlsruher Art Colony founded in the 1890s in Grötzingen by her husband and their artist friends. Hormuth-Kallmorgen was known for her floral still life paintings.
Countess Maria Kalckreuth
(1857 - 1897)
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Christ
Raising a Repentant Sinner--exhibited
in
the Women's Building, 1893 Exposition
Born in Düsseldorf, Countess Maria Kalckreuth lived much of her adult life in Munich. She won a medal at the 1893 Exposition. Her exhibited work "Christ Raising a Repentant Sinner" was later purchased for the Protestant Chapel at Dachau.
Marie von Keudell
(1838 - 1918 )

Hochgebirgslandschaft--
representative work

Gardasee
--representative work
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Landscape--exhibited
in the Women's Building, 1893 Exposition
Bluemli's Alp (image unavailable)--exhibited
in the Women's Building, 1893 Exposition
Berlin artist Marie von Keudell was born in Lannicken. After studying in Berlin under Pape, Otto von Kameke, and Dressier, she traveled and painted in England, Italy, and Switzerland.
Hildegard Lehnert (1857 - 1943)
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[title unknown]--representative
work
It is unclear which works were exhibited
in the Women's Building, 1892 Exposition.
Hildegard Lehnert was born 1855 in Berlin where she studied art with Emma Lobedan and Carl Gussow and in Paris under Edmond Yon. She was the director of an art school in Berlin from 1909 to 1922.
Sophie Ley
Abendlich beleuchtete Bodenseelandschaft bei Bodman--
representative work
Blick über den Untersee mit hoch beladenem Kahn zur Morgenzeit
--representative work
Flowers--exhibited in the
Women's Building, 1893 Exposition
Flowers (image unavailable)--exhibited
in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
German artist Sophie Ley was born at Bodmann am Bodensee and studied in Stuttgart and with Gude and Bracht in Karlsruhe where she become a member of the Künstlerbund. She was known for her still life flowers and wall decorations.
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Still
Life--
representative work
Italian
Grapes (image unavailable)--exhibited
in the Women's Building, 1893 Exposition
Clara Lobedan was born in Naumburg/Saale and studied flower and still life painting with Grönland and Gussow in Berlin. Evidently she established an art school for women.
Maria Lübbes
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Madchen mit Haube-- |
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Thought--exhibited in the |
Düsseldorf with Wilhelm Sohn and in München with Ludwig von Herterich and Wilhelm Dürr. No other information is available (in English) online.
Maria Lübbes was born in Hamburg and studied art in
Vilma (Lwoff) Parlaghy (Brochfeld)
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Self-Portrait--exhibited
in Women's
Building, 1893 Exposition.
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King Edward VII (chalk study) c. 1903-- |
Portrait of Nikola
Tesla--her "blue |

His
Imperial Majesty Wilhelm II--
representative work
Portrait of Kossuth
(image unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition.
Princess Vilma Lwoff-Parlaghy (also called Princess Elisabeth Lwoff or Vilma Von Parlaghy or Parlaghy-Brachfeld) was a portrait painter as well as an international celebrity of sorts. Born in Hungary, she studied in Budapest, Munich, Venice, Florence, and Turin, soon becoming a favorite of the Court of Berlin. The "princess" married and divorced (in short order) a Russian prince, was very rich, and was well-known as an animal-lover. Her entourage and her pets, including a lion, traveled with her to luxurious hotels in Europe and America. She was also known for her portraits of important public figures.
Louisa (Luise) Parmentier-Begas

Sarcofago
a Villa Celimontana c. 1880--
representative work

In the
Monastery Garden--representative work

Istanbul--representative
work
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The
Garden Sculpture-- |
Villa
Ludovisi in Rome (etching)-- |
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Motiv aus Venedig (1885)-- |
A Study
of Venice --exhibited in the |
Louisa Begas Parmentier and her older sister Marie were born in Vienna and studied art with the landscape painter Emil Schindler and the etcher William Unger. After traveling extensively in Europe, the Orient, and Sicily, she married painter Adalbert Begas and established her studio in Berlin. Her architectural pictures and landscapes often feature Italian or Venetian themes.
Elizabeth Poppe-Lüderitz

Mars and
Venus--exhibited in the
Women's Building, 1893 Exposition
Elizabeth Poppe-Lüderitz was born in Berlin and studied under Gussow. She was known for her portraits. No other information is available online.
Hermine von (Schmidt) Preuschen (Telman)
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Mors
Imperator [Death of the Emperor]
(1887)--representative work
Peonies in a Vase-- |
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Winkel-- |
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Flowers
and Palms in Italy--
representative work
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Elaine--exhibited in the Women's Building, 1893 Exposition
Artist, musician, and poet, Hermine von Preuschen was born in Darmstadt and studied under Ferdinand Keller in Karlsruhe. She traveled to many European countries, but finally set up art studios in Munich, Berlin, and Rome; her later travels included India, Sri Lanka, and Burma. She is best known for her floral paintings. Her first (short) marriage was with Dr. Oswald Schmidt; later she married writer Konrad Telman.
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Jäger und Dirndel c.
1878--
representative work
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Woman Reading
1900-- |
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Portrait after Rembrandt
1880s-- |
Doris Raab was born in Nuremberg and studied etching and engraving with her artist-father Johann Leonard Raab. No other information is available online.
Karl Gutzkow
The Shoemaker's
Apprentices

representative work

Waterlilies--representative
work

Avendam Weiher--representative
work
Before the Gate (image
unavailable)--exhibited
in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
Gertrud Staats studied art with von Adolf Dressler in Breslau, Hans Gude in Berlin, und Adolf Hölzer in Dachau. No other information is available online.
Frau Schroeder

Landscape--exhibited
in Women's
Building, 1893 Exposition
Frau Schroeder was a German artist. No other information is available online about a female artist named "Schroeder" or "Schroder." However, an artist named "Berta" or "Bertha Schrader" lived during this time period (born 1845 in Memel and died 1920 in Moritzburg). If this is the correct identification, she studied under Paul Baum and at some point developed a pointillist style of painting.
Helene Marie Stromeyer (1834-1924)
Ermatingen--representative work.
Blumenstilleben mit Blick auf eine Seelandschaft--
representative work
A Wreath of Roses (image unavailable)--exhibited
in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
Born in Hanover, Helene Stromeyer studied art under Gustav Schönleber und Hans Gude. She lived in Karlsruhe and was known for her floral and landscape paintings.
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Posted: 6-25-02; Updated: 07-20-08