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Countess Maria von Kalckreuth (1857-1897) was a German painter known for her portraits.
Biography
Kalckreuth was born in 1857 inDüsseldorf
Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...
, Germany. Her brother Leopold Graf von Kalckreuth was also a painter. She was taught to paint by her father Stanislaus von Kalckreuth in Weimar
Weimar is a city in the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in Central Germany between Erfurt in the west and Jena in the east, approximately southwest of Leipzig, north of Nuremberg and west of Dresden. Together with the neighbouri ...
. She continued her studies with Sándor Liezen-Mayer in Munich
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. Kalckreuth exhibited her work at the Woman's Building
The Woman's Building was a non-profit arts and education center located in Los Angeles, California. The Woman's Building focused on feminist art and served as a venue for the women's movement and was spearheaded by artist Judy Chicago, graphic de ...
at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
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in Chicago, Illinois where she won a medal.
Kalckreuth died in 1897 in Dachau
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References
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