Maria von Kalckreuth

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Countess Maria von Kalckreuth
Portrait of Maria von Kalckreuth by Leopold Graf von Kalckreuth
Born1857 (1857)
Düsseldorf, Germany
Died1897 (aged 39–40)
Dachau, Germany
NationalityGerman
Known forPainting

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

Biography

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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.[2] 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]

Portrait of Princess Maria Theresia von Hohenzollern with her child by Countess Maria von Kalckreuth, 1889

References

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