Martel Schwichtenberg
Martel Schwichtenberg (5 June 1896 – 31 July 1945) was a German painter.
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- Name
- Martel Schwichtenberg
- Born
- 5 June 1896
- Birthplace
- Hanover, Germany
- Died
- 31 July 1945
- Place of death
- Sulzburg, Germany
- Field
- Painting
- Full name
- Justine Adele Martha Schwichtenberg.
- Nationality
- Germany · Kingdom of Prussia
- Occupation
- painter · graphic artist
- Education
- Kunstgewerbeschule Düsseldorf
- Languages
- German
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Biography
Biography
Martel Schwichtenberg studied at Kunstgewerbeschule Düsseldorf. The recorded working language is German. Bernhard Hoetger is recorded as an influence. Employment is recorded with Bahlsen. Work by Martel Schwichtenberg is recorded in the collections of Berlinische Galerie, Yale University Art Gallery, Print Collection, Sprengel Museum and City Museum Stettin.
Martel Schwichtenberg Zwei Schwertlilien
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Key facts
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• Name — Martel Schwichtenberg • Born — 5 June 1896 • Birthplace — Hanover, Germany • Died — 31 July 1945 • Place of death — Sulzburg, Germany • Field — Painting
Biography
Biography
Schwichtenberg was born on 5 June 1896 in Hanover, Germany. She studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf Art Academy). Schwichtenberg's artistic career began in Hanover with work as an interior designer and packaging designer. She relocated to Berlin around 1920. There she set up a studio and continued working as a designer. She was a member of Werkbund and the Novembergruppe. She painted some portraits of the German avant-garde living in Berlin. In the mid-1930s she moved to South Africa, where she ran a ceramics workshop. The shop was destroyed by fire and Schwichtenberg returned to Germany in 1939. She died on 31 July 1945 in Sulzburg, Germany.
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Martel Schwichtenberg lived from 5 June 1896 to 31 July 1945 and was a painter, graphic artist and printmaker. The birth of Martel Schwichtenberg is recorded on 5 June 1896 in Hannover, and the death on 31 July 1945 in Sulzburg.
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• Illustration — Frauen vor dem Hau, 1921 • Illustration — Zwei Schwertlilien
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Sulzburg.
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Schwichtenberg's work is in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Yale University Art Gallery.
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- 1.Schwichtenberg, Martel. das verborgene Museum.
- 2.Martel Schwichtenberg. FemBio.org.
- 3.Tanzende Frauen. akg-images.
- 4.Martel Schwichtenberg. Salongalerie die Möwe.
- 5.Die Reklamekunst der Keksfabrik Bahlsen in Hannover von 1889-1945. Université George-Auguste de Göttingen. 1999.
- 6.Auktionshaus Stahl. auktionshaus-stahl.de. mars 2014.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Bennigsen, Silvia von (1986): Martel Schwichtenberg (1896-1945). Ihr Frühwerk von 1913-1923. Thèse. Université de Hamburg.
- Rathke, Christian (1982): Martel Schwichtenberg. In: Weltkunst, Heft 52 (1982). p. 3302–3303.
- Engel, Frauke (1996): Eine Wiederbegegnung. Die Malerin Martel Schwichtenberg (1896-1945) zwischen Kunst und Werbegraphik. In: Niederdeutsche Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte, Heft 35 (1996). p. 183–208.
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