Käte Schaller-Härlin
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| Born | Käte Härlin 19 October 1877 |
| Died | 9 May 1973 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | German (b. India) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | Hans-Otto Schaller |
Käte Schaller-Härlin (1877–1973) was a German painter.
Biography
[edit]Schaller-Härlin née Härlin was born on 19 October 1877 in Mangalore, India.[1] She was the daughter of missionary parents. She moved to Germany as a young woman and attended arts and crafts school in Stuttgart and the women's academy in Munich.[2] Her teachers included Adolf Hölzel and Angelo Jank.[1] She subsequently travelled through Italy, Spain, and France. She is known for her portraits and her collaborations with the architect Martin Elsaesser. Elsaesser designed churches and Schaller-Härlin produced wall and glass painting for the interiors.[3][2]
She was married for a time to the German art historian Hans-Otto Schaller.[2] Schaller-Härlin died on 9 May 1973 in Stuttgart, Germany.[1] In 2017 the Kunststiftung Hohenkarpfen Hausen (Hohenkarpfen Hausen Art Foundation) held a retrospective celebrating Schaller-Härlin's 140th birthday.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Käte Schaller-Härlin". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rotenberg: Die Künstlerin Käte Schaller-Härlin". Untertürkheim Rotenberg Luginsland. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Vernissage: "Ein Leben an der Staffelei – Käte Schaller-Härlin zum 140. Geburtstag"". Wüstenrot Stiftung. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
Further reading
[edit]- Carla Heussler (2017). Zwischen Avantgarde und Tradition: Die Malerin Käte Schaller-Härlin [Between avant-garde and tradition: the painter Käte Schaller-Härlin] (in German). Belser. ISBN 9783763027606.
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