Marie-Thérèse Glaesener-Hartmann (1858–1923) was a Luxembourg painter. She is remembered for painting the portraits of prominent figures of the times, including Prime Minister
Paul Eyschen (1841–1915) and the mayor of Luxembourg City
Alphonse Munchen (1850–1917). She exhibited at the
Cercle artistique from 1894 to 1912.
Biography
Born on 18 April 1858 in
Luxembourg City, Marie-Thérèse Hartmann was the daughter of the architect Antoine Hartmann (1817–1891). Encouraged by her father who introduced her to painting, she became one of the first women from Luxembourg to study abroad. In 1877, when she was only 19, she spent a year in
Düsseldorf studying privately under Gustav Süs. She then continued her studies in
Munich for a further two years under
Sándor Liezen-Mayer
Sándor Liezen-Mayer, or Alexander von Liezen-Mayer (24 January 1839, Győr – 19 February 1898, Munich) was a Hungarian-born German illustrator and history painter.
Biography
Apparently destined for a military career, he showed an aptitude for ...
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Finally, she spent two years in
Paris where she was the pupil of
Emile Carolus-Duran and
Jean-Jacques Henner who had opened a school for female artists. It was unusual for a young woman from Luxembourg to receive such expert training in art at the time and to spend so many years abroad. The Luxembourg academy did not admit women until the end of the 19th century which possibly explains why her ''Portrait de S.A.R. Madame la Princesse Henri des Pays-Bas'' (1879) was not considered worthy of inclusion in Luxembourg City's collection.
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Shortly after returning from Paris, she married the jurist and state councillor Mathias Glaesener (1858–1924). Even after her daughter was born in 1886, she continued to paint.][ While still a student she began to exhibit in Luxembourg at the Galerie Louis Segers. Her works, particularly her portraits of men, were considered to be of a high quality. From 1894 to 1912, she exhibited at the Cercle artistique.][
Thérèse Glaesener-Hartman died in Luxembourg City on 19 February 1923. A street in the city bears her name.][ Some of her works can be seen in Luxembourg's National Museum of History and Art and in the ]Luxembourg City History Museum
The Luxembourg City History Museum (french: Musée d'histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg), illustrates the thousand-year history of the City of Luxembourg with both permanent and temporary exhibits. Founded on 22 June 1996, it was designed by Lux ...
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Gallery
The following oil paintings are examples of the work of Glaesener-Hartmann:
File:Marie-Thérèse Glaesener-Hartmann, Médor-102.jpg, Médor (1886)
File:Thérèse Glaesener-Hartmann, Jules Ulveling (1892)-101.png, Jules Ulveling (1892)
File:Thérèse Glaesener-Hartmann, Paule Ulveling (1895)-101.jpg, Paule Ulveling (1895)
File:Pierre Mathias Siegen by Marie-Thérèse Glaesener-Hartmann.jpg, The geologist Pierre Mathias Siegen (1896)
File:Thérèse Glaesener-Hartmann, Paul Eyschen.jpg, Prime Minister Paul Eyschen (not dated)
References
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1858 births
1923 deaths
19th-century Luxembourgian painters
20th-century Luxembourgian painters
Luxembourgian women painters
Artists from Luxembourg City
20th-century women painters