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.[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

  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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_von_Kalckreuth
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