Marta Worringer (January 16, 1881 – October 27, 1965) was a German Expressionist artist known for her haunting images of women.
Marta Worringer
Born
(1881-01-16)January 16, 1881
Died
October 12, 1965(1965-10-12) (aged 84)
Nationality
German
Known for
Painting
Style
German Expressionism
Lifeedit
She was born Marta Maria Emilie Schmitz in Cologne, to attorney Emil Schmitz and Elise (Esser) Schmitz.[1] She later described her childhood as oppressive.[1]
She studied art privately in Düsseldorf with Willy Spatz because women were not then allowed to enroll in German art schools.[1] She also studied in the women's wing of the Munich Art Association[1] and later with the artist Cuno Amiet in Switzerland. When she returned to Cologne, she moved into a residential community with the artists Emmy Worringer and Olga Oppenheimer.[1] In 1907, she married Emmy's brother, the art historian Wilhelm Worringer; they had three daughters whose care fell largely to Marta.[1]
Marta and Wilhelm moved several times as Wilhelm shifted from one university job to another. They lived successively in Bern (1909–1914), Bonn (1914–1927), Königsberg (1928–44), Berlin (1944–46), and Halle on the Saale (1946–50).[2] In 1950, they moved to Munich, where they both died in 1965.[1]
Artworkedit
In the early 1900s, Worringer became associated with the Cologne Secession and was a member of the avant-garde Gereonsklub.[1] In 1910, she exhibited at the Bern Art Museum, and the following year she exhibited at the Paris Salon.[1]
After World War I, she turned towards the movement known as Das Junge Rheinland (The Young Rhinelanders), which rejected academicism in art.[1] During the 1920s, she took part in exhibitions throughout Germany, and from the late 1920s until 1941, she showed her work regularly at the Königsberg Art Association.[1] During the years of the Weimar Republic, she was so successful that she was able to financially support her family.[1]
Worringer worked primarily in the mediums of drawing and printmaking and became known for her austere drawings of anonymous women suffering from grief and fear.[1] Her work was frequently compared to that of Käthe Kollwitz for their shared interest in depicting anguished women, but her style is considerably more stylized than Kollwitz's. She also sold some embroidery designs and illustrated some books, including an edition of Heinrich Kleist's story The Marquise of O.[1] In her late 40s, she took up painting large oils, but hardly any of these survived.[1]
Worringer had to leave behind almost her entire oeuvre in the wartime move from Königsberg to Berlin in 1944.[1] Some 175 of her works are known to have survived, many from the postwar period.[1] In 1993-94, a retrospective of her work was held in Bonn at the August-Macke-Haus.[3]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefghijklmnopqBussmann, Annette. "Marta Worringer". Fembio. Accessed Aug. 22, 2017. (In German)
^Murray, Chris. Key Writers on Art: The Twentieth Century.
^Rhenish Expressionists: Trudebrück, Lisa Hartlieb-Rilke, Fifi Kreutzer, Marie von Malachowski, Olga Oppenheimer, Lotte B. Prechner, Marta Worringer. Exhibition catalog, August-Macke-Haus, Dec. 5 1993 – Feb. 21, 1994. Bonn: Association August-Macke-Haus, 1993. (In German)
January 01, 1970
marta, worringer, january, 1881, october, 1965, german, expressionist, artist, known, haunting, images, women, born, 1881, january, 1881diedoctober, 1965, 1965, aged, nationalitygermanknown, forpaintingstylegerman, expressionismlife, editshe, born, marta, mari. Marta Worringer January 16 1881 October 27 1965 was a German Expressionist artist known for her haunting images of women Marta WorringerBorn 1881 01 16 January 16 1881DiedOctober 12 1965 1965 10 12 aged 84 NationalityGermanKnown forPaintingStyleGerman ExpressionismLife editShe was born Marta Maria Emilie Schmitz in Cologne to attorney Emil Schmitz and Elise Esser Schmitz 1 She later described her childhood as oppressive 1 She studied art privately in Dusseldorf with Willy Spatz because women were not then allowed to enroll in German art schools 1 She also studied in the women s wing of the Munich Art Association 1 and later with the artist Cuno Amiet in Switzerland When she returned to Cologne she moved into a residential community with the artists Emmy Worringer and Olga Oppenheimer 1 In 1907 she married Emmy s brother the art historian Wilhelm Worringer they had three daughters whose care fell largely to Marta 1 Marta and Wilhelm moved several times as Wilhelm shifted from one university job to another They lived successively in Bern 1909 1914 Bonn 1914 1927 Konigsberg 1928 44 Berlin 1944 46 and Halle on the Saale 1946 50 2 In 1950 they moved to Munich where they both died in 1965 1 Artwork editIn the early 1900s Worringer became associated with the Cologne Secession and was a member of the avant garde Gereonsklub 1 In 1910 she exhibited at the Bern Art Museum and the following year she exhibited at the Paris Salon 1 After World War I she turned towards the movement known as Das Junge Rheinland The Young Rhinelanders which rejected academicism in art 1 During the 1920s she took part in exhibitions throughout Germany and from the late 1920s until 1941 she showed her work regularly at the Konigsberg Art Association 1 During the years of the Weimar Republic she was so successful that she was able to financially support her family 1 Worringer worked primarily in the mediums of drawing and printmaking and became known for her austere drawings of anonymous women suffering from grief and fear 1 Her work was frequently compared to that of Kathe Kollwitz for their shared interest in depicting anguished women but her style is considerably more stylized than Kollwitz s She also sold some embroidery designs and illustrated some books including an edition of Heinrich Kleist s story The Marquise of O 1 In her late 40s she took up painting large oils but hardly any of these survived 1 Worringer had to leave behind almost her entire oeuvre in the wartime move from Konigsberg to Berlin in 1944 1 Some 175 of her works are known to have survived many from the postwar period 1 In 1993 94 a retrospective of her work was held in Bonn at the August Macke Haus 3 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Bussmann Annette Marta Worringer Fembio Accessed Aug 22 2017 In German Murray Chris Key Writers on Art The Twentieth Century Rhenish Expressionists Trudebruck Lisa Hartlieb Rilke Fifi Kreutzer Marie von Malachowski Olga Oppenheimer Lotte B Prechner Marta Worringer Exhibition catalog August Macke Haus Dec 5 1993 Feb 21 1994 Bonn Association August Macke Haus 1993 In German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marta Worringer amp oldid 1096367130, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
