Sigrid Kähler, also Sigrid Andersen Ring, (12 May 1874 – 9 May 1923) was a Danish

ceramist Ceramic art is art made from ceramic materials, including clay. It may take forms including artistic pottery, including tableware, tiles, figurines and other sculpture. As one of the plastic arts, ceramic art is one of the visual arts. Whil ...

and painter. Through her father, the ceramist Herman A. Kähler, she met the painter

L. A. Ring Laurits Andersen Ring (; 15 August 1854 – 10 September 1933) was one of the foremost Danish painters of the turn of the 20th century, who pioneered both symbolism and social realism in Denmark. Considered one of the masterpieces of Danish culture ...

. After their marriage in 1896, she inspired many of his works. Although she spent most of her time as a mother and housewife, she continued to paint occasionally and decorated ceramics. Her work together with that of her husband was exhibited in

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in 2017.

Early life

Born in

Næstved Næstved () is a town in the municipality of the same name, located in the southern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark. Næstved has several adult education centers, five elementary schools - and has at least one of each type of the four ...

on 12 May 1874, Sigrid Kähler was the eldest of the six children of the ceramist Herman August Kähler (1846–1917) and Jansine Elisabeth Christine Berg (1848–1901). The others were Herman Hans Christian (1876), Hedevig (1878), Ebba (1880), Elisabeth (1882) and Stella (1886). She learnt to paint in her father's workshop where she decorated ceramics.

Marriage and family

It was there she met L.A. Ring. They married in 1896 when he was twice as old as his 21-year-old bride. They had three children: Ghitta (1899),

Anders Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering, Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres (name), Andres via metathesis (linguistics), metathesis. In Sweden, A ...

(1900) and Ole (1902). She had a very positive influence on her husband whose works exhibited a new phase of warmth and optimism. Most of his works were based on Sigrid, their three children and interiors of their home. Following her marriage, Sigrid spent most of her time raising her family rather than painting. Recently, however, some of her drawings of plants were discovered among Ring's photographs and correspondence. They include depictions of chicory, red clover and wild carrot, one of which is dated 1893. Her style was inspired by the architect

Thorvald Bindesbøll Thorvald Bindesbøll (21 July 1846 – 27 August 1908) was a Danish National romantic architect, sculptor and ornamental artist. He designed the Dragon Fountain, Copenhagen (''Dragespringvandet'') and is perhaps best known as the creator of t ...

. The works have been included in an exhibition of women's works at the Hirschsprung Art Museum. Sigrid Kähler died of tuberculosis on 9 May 1923 in

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. She is buried in St Ib's Graveyard.

Image gallery

File:Lampelys. Interiør med kunstnerens hustru.jpg, L. A. Ring: ''Lamplight: The Artist's Wife'' (1898) File:Forår.jpg, L. A. Ring: ''Spring'' (1895)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kahler, Sigrid 1874 births 1923 deaths People from Næstved Municipality 20th-century Danish ceramists 19th-century Danish painters 20th-century Danish painters Danish women artists