Eva Stort (1855-1936) was a German painter.

Biography

Stort was born on 1 February 1855 in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

, Germany. She studied at the

Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin __NOTOC__ The Kunstgewerbemuseum, or Museum of Decorative Arts, is an internationally important museum of the decorative arts in Berlin, Germany, part of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Berlin State Museums). The collection is split between the ...

. Her teachers included

Karl Stauffer-Bern Karl Stauffer, known as Karl Stauffer-Bern (2 September 1857, Trubschachen – 24 January 1891, Florence) was a Swiss painter, etcher and sculptor. Life His father was a curate and pastor in Bern. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Mun ...

and

Max Liebermann Max Liebermann (20 July 1847 – 8 February 1935) was a German painter and printmaker, and one of the leading proponents of Impressionism in Germany and continental Europe. In addition to his activity as an artist, he also assembled an important ...

. She was a member of ''

Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen The Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen (English: Association of Berlin Artists) is the oldest existing association of women artists in Germany. It maintains the ''archive Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen 1867 e. V.,'' publishes club announcements ...

'' (Association of Women Artists in Berlin). Her work was included in the exhibitions of the

Berlin Secession The Berlin Secession was an art movement established in Germany on May 2, 1898. Formed in reaction to the Association of Berlin Artists, and the restrictions on contemporary art imposed by Kaiser Wilhelm II, 65 artists "seceded," demonstrating ag ...

. She died on 31 January 1936 in Berlin. Her work is in the collection of the

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (, "State Gallery") is an art museum in Stuttgart, Germany, it opened in 1843. In 1984, the opening of the Neue Staatsgalerie (''New State Gallery'') designed by James Stirling transformed the once provincial gallery ...

Gallery

File:Eva Stort - Frühlingsbäume.jpg, ''Frühlingsbäume'' Eva Stort – Haus am Badden.jpg, ''Haus am Badden''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stort, Eva 1855 births 1936 deaths Artists from Berlin 20th-century German women artists 19th-century German women artists German artists