Käte Schaller-Härlin Explained

Käte Schaller-Härlin
Birth Name:Käte Härlin
Birth Date:19 October 1877
Birth Place:Mangalore, British India
Death Place:Stuttgart, West Germany
Nationality:German (b. India)
Field:Painting
Spouse:Hans-Otto Schaller

Käte Schaller-Härlin (1877–1973) was a German painter.

Biography

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. 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]

She was married for a time to the German art historian Hans-Otto Schaller. Schaller-Härlin died on 9 May 1973 in Stuttgart, Germany. In 2017 the Kunststiftung Hohenkarpfen Hausen (Hohenkarpfen Hausen Art Foundation) held a retrospective celebrating Schaller-Härlin's 140th birthday.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Käte Schaller-Härlin . RKD . 12 August 2020 . nl.
  2. Web site: Rotenberg: Die Künstlerin Käte Schaller-Härlin . Untertürkheim Rotenberg Luginsland . 12 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Vernissage: "Ein Leben an der Staffelei – Käte Schaller-Härlin zum 140. Geburtstag" . Wüstenrot Stiftung . 12 August 2020.