Louise Fraenkel-Hahn (1878-1939) was an Austrian painter and founding member of the Vereinigung bildender Künstlerinnen Österreichs.
Louise Fraenkel-Hahn | |
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| Born | Louise Hahn 12 July 1878 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 1939 (aged 60–61) Paris, France |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Known for | painting |
| Spouse |
Walter Fraenkel (m. 1903) |
Biography
editFraenkel-Hahn née Hahn was born on 12 July 1878 in Vienna, Austria.[1] She attended the University of Applied Arts Vienna[2] and the Münchner Künstlerinnenverein (Munich Association of Women Artists).[3] In 1902 she traveled to Greece, Italy and France where she was exposed to French Impressionism.[2]
Fraenkel-Hahn was a founding member of the Vereinigung bildender Künstlerinnen Österreichs (Austrian Association of Women Artists, VBKO),[3] and served as its president from 1923 through 1937.[4]
In 1903 she married fellow artist Walter Fraenkel (1879-1943).[1] The couple moved to Paris in the late 1930s.[3]
Legacy
editHer work was included in the 2019 exhibition City Of Women: Female artists in Vienna from 1900 to 1938 at the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere.[5]
Gallery
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Blumenstrauß in chinesischer Vase -
Flowers in a Blue Vase
References
edit- ^ a b c "Fraenkel-Hahn (Fränkel-Hahn, Hahn-Fraenkel), Louise (Ludovica Leopoldine); geb. Hahn, verehelichte Fraenkel". Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon und biographische Dokumentation (in German). 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Louise Fraenkel-Hahn". AskArt. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Louise Fraenkel-Hahn". Frauen in Bewegung 1848–1938. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Brandow-Faller, Megan (2020). The Female Secession: Art and the Decorative at the Viennese Women's Academy. Penn State Press. ISBN 978-0-271-08648-4.
- ^ "City of Women". Belvedere Museum Vienna. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
External links
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Media related to Louise Fraenkel-Hahn at Wikimedia Commons
