| Käte Schaller-Härlin | |
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| Born | Käte Härlin (1877-10-19)19 October 1877 Mangalore, British India |
| Died | 9 May 1973(1973-05-09) (aged 95) Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Nationality | German (b. India) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | Hans-Otto Schaller |
Käte Schaller-Härlin (1877–1973) was a German painter.
Biography
Schaller-Härlin née Härlin was born on 19 October 1877 in Mangalore, India. She was the daughter of missionary parents. She moved to Germany as a young woman and attended arts and crafts school in Stuttgart and the women's academy in Munich. Her teachers included Adolf Hölzel and Angelo Jank. She subsequently travelled through Italy, Spain, and France. She is known for her portraits and her collaborations with the architect Martin Elsaesser. Elsaesser designed churches and Schaller-Härlin produced wall and glass painting for the interiors.
She was married for a time to the German art historian Hans-Otto Schaller. Schaller-Härlin died on 9 May 1973 in Stuttgart, Germany. In 2017 the Kunststiftung Hohenkarpfen Hausen (Hohenkarpfen Hausen Art Foundation) held a retrospective celebrating Schaller-Härlin's 140th birthday.
References
- ^ "Käte Schaller-Härlin". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Rotenberg: Die Künstlerin Käte Schaller-Härlin". Untertürkheim Rotenberg Luginsland. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Vernissage: "Ein Leben an der Staffelei – Käte Schaller-Härlin zum 140. Geburtstag"". Wüstenrot Stiftung. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
Further reading
- Carla Heussler (2017). Zwischen Avantgarde und Tradition: Die Malerin Käte Schaller-Härlin [Between avant-garde and tradition: the painter Käte Schaller-Härlin] (in German). Belser. ISBN 9783763027606.