Hedwig Scherrer
Illustration — Image of Hedwig Scherrer Selbstportrait Hedwig Scherrer (11 March 1878 in Sulgen – 8 May 1940 in Zürich) was a Swiss painter, illustrator, and caricaturist, best remembered for her graphic art for the Wandervogel, and her miniature, Art Nouveau, and expressionist style paintings. One of the first academically trained female artists in Switzerland, studying under Emil Nolde, her works have been exhibited at the Kunstmuseum St. Gallen and various public installations in St.
Hedwig Scherrer
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- Born
- 1878 · Sulgen.
- Died
- 1940 · Zurich.
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- philanthropist · painter · illustrator
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Image of Hedwig Scherrer Selbstportrait Hedwig Scherrer (11 March 1878 in Sulgen – 8 May 1940 in Zürich) was a Swiss painter, illustrator, and caricaturist, best remembered for her graphic art for the Wandervogel, and her miniature, Art Nouveau, and expressionist style paintings. One of the first academically trained female artists in Switzerland, studying under Emil Nolde, her works have been exhibited at the Kunstmuseum St. Gallen and various public installations in St.
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Born at Sulgen in 1878, died in Zurich in 1940.
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1878
Hedwig Scherrer born at Sulgen.
1940
Hedwig Scherrer died at Zurich.
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