Maria von Kalckreuth explained

Countess Maria von Kalckreuth
Birth Date: 1857
Birth Place:Düsseldorf, Germany
Death Place:Dachau, Germany
Nationality:German
Field:Painting

Countess Maria von Kalckreuth (1857-1897) was a German painter known for her portraits.

Biography

Kalckreuth was born in 1857 in Düsseldorf, Kingdom of Prussia.[1] Her brother Leopold Graf von Kalckreuth was also a painter. She was taught to paint by her father Stanislaus von Kalckreuth in Weimar. She continued her studies with Sándor Liezen-Mayer in Munich.[1] Kalckreuth exhibited her work at the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois where she won a medal.[2]

Kalckreuth died in 1897 in Dachau.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Countess Marie von Kalckreuth (1857 - 1897) . Alte Kunst Fine Art Gallery . 20 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Nichols . K. L. . Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893. 20 November 2018.