Emma Schlangenhausen
Emma Schlangenhausen (born March 9, 1882 in Hall in Tirol ; † March 11, 1947 in Großgmain ) was an Austrian painter and graphic artist .
Life
Emma Schlangenhausen spent her childhood in Straßgang near Graz . She first studied at the Styrian State Academy in Graz and at the Art School for Women and Girls in Vienna, then from 1900 to 1905 at the Vienna School of Applied Arts with Alfred Roller and Koloman Moser . Together with her friend Helene von Taussig , she studied from 1909 to 1914 in Paris at the Académie Ranson with Maurice Denis . After the outbreak of World War I , they continued to study in Switzerland with Cuno Amiet .
At the World's Fair St. Louis 1904 she was awarded a silver medal. In 1908 and 1920 she took part in art shows in Vienna.
In 1932 and 1933 she created a cycle of frescoes in the Salzburg Franciscan monastery . After the annexation of Austria , the monastery was taken over by the Gestapo and the frescoes were destroyed.
Emma Schlangenhausen was a member of the Association of Fine Artists and Craftsmen “Wiener Frauenkunst” and the group “ Wassermann ”, for which she designed a poster in 1919.
literature
- Schlangenhausen, Emma . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 30 : Scheffel – Siemerding . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1936, p. 92 .
- Schlangenhausen, Emma . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 4 : Q-U . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1958, p. 189-190 .
- Schlangenhausen, Emma. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 10, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1994,ISBN 3-7001-2186-5, p. 170.
- Katherina Lovecky: Schlangenhausen, Emma . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 101, de Gruyter, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-11-023267-7 , p. 531.
Web links
- Emma Schlangenhausen. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
- Austrian Posters
- Modern printmakers
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schlangenhausen, Emma |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hall in Tirol |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1947 |
| Place of death | Grossgmain |