Summary
Margarethe Hormuth-Kallmorgen (22 August 1857–7 July 1916) was a German painter. She was known for her flower painting.
Margarethe Hormuth-Kallmorgen | |
|---|---|
 Margarethe Hormuth-Kallmorgen, 1913 | |
| Born | Margarethe Anna Maria Sophie Hormuth 22 August 1857 Heidelberg, Grand Duchy of Baden |
| Died | 7 July 1916 (aged 58) Heidelberg, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Wilhelmine Period |
| Spouse |
Friedrich Kallmorgen
(m. 1882) |
Biography edit
Hormuth was born on 22 August 1857 in Heidelberg.[1] She studied painting with Ferdinand Keller.[2]
in 1882 she married the landscape painter Friedrich Kallmorgen with whom she had two children. The couple belonged to the Grötzinger Art Colony.[1]
Hormuth-Kallmorgen exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts and The Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[3]
In 1898 she became a board member of the Karlsruher Malerinnen-Vereins. In the early 1900s she taught flower painting[4] In 1902 her husband accepted a position at the Berlin University of the Arts and they moved to Berlin. Hormuth-Kallmorgen painted infrequently after the move.[2]
Hormuth-Kallmorgen died on 7 July 1916 in Heidelberg[1]
Legacy edit
In 1975 Grötzingen designated the Margarethe Hormuth Street in the Karlsruhe's district.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Margarethe Hormuth". Stadtwiki Karlsruhe. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Margarethe Anna Maria Sophie Hormuth-Kallmorgen". Karlsruhe Stadtlexikon. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Margarethe Hormuth-Kallmorgen vor 150 Jahren geboren". Karlsruhe: StadtZeitung. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
External links edit
Media related to Margarethe Hormuth-Kallmorgen at Wikimedia Commons
