Bertha von Tarnóczy-Sprinzenberg (1 April 1846,

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...

- 6 March 1936,

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) was an Austrian art teacher and painter, specializing in landscapes and still lifes.

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Her father was the court Financial Director, Karl Ludwig von Tarnóczy-Sprinzenberg and her uncle was the Archbishop (later Cardinal),

Maximilian Joseph von Tarnóczy Maximilian Joseph von Tarnóczy (Hungarian: Tarnózy Miksa) (24 October 1806 – 4 April 1876) was an Austrian Cardinal and Archbishop. He was born in Schwaz on 24 October 1806, the son of Franz Xaver von Tarnóczy (Tarnóczy Ferenc), a Hunga ...

.Bertha von Tarnóczy-Sprinzenberg in Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon
retrieved 24 July 2016 She attended school in the convent of Sacré Coeur,

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, where she first displayed her talent for drawing. She accompanied her father on his numerous travels until 1875/76, when she took her first art lessons in Salzburg with

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. In 1877, she went to Munich, where she studied in the Women's Department at the

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with and took private lessons from

Jeanna Bauck Jeanna Bauck (19 August 1840 – 27 May 1926) was a Swedish-German painter known for her landscape and portrait paintings, and her career as an educator, as well as her friendships with Bertha Wegmann and Paula Modersohn-Becker. Early life Je ...

. In 1882, she became one of the founding members of the Munich Women Artists' Association. For personal reasons, she moved to Vienna in 1886, studied with

Emil Jakob Schindler Emil Jakob Schindler (27 April 1842 – 9 August 1892) was an Austrian landscape painter. His eldest daughter was the author and composer Alma Mahler. Life He was born to a family of cotton spinning-mill operators that had been established in F ...

and became friends with

Olga Wisinger-Florian Olga Wisinger-Florian (1 November 1844 27 February 1926) was an Austrian impressionist painter, mainly of landscapes and flower still life A still life (: still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly wikt:inanimate, inanimate subject mat ...

. Later, she took several study trips to Italy and Holland and began exhibiting; notably in Salzburg and Budapest. In 1891, she received an Honorary Diploma at an exhibition in Agram (now

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). She also began giving lessons to children of the nobility and, following the death of , took over her art school in

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, which she operated until 1919. In 1901, together with Wisinger-Florian,

Eugenie Breithut-Munk Eugenie Breithut-Munk (12 July 1867, Vienna - 21 July 1915, Vienna) was an Austrian painter; specializing in portraits and genre scenes. She also designed bookplates, in the Art Nouveau style. Biography She learned drawing at the "Allgemeinen ...

Marianne von Eschenburg Marianne von Eschenburg (1856-1937) was an Austrian painter. She was known for her portrait paintings. Biography von Eschenburg was born on 18 April 1856 in Vienna, Austria. She was a student of her uncle, Karl von Blaas. She studied in Paris wit ...

Marie Egner Marie Egner (25 August 1850, Bad Radkersburg - 31 March 1940, Vienna) was an Austrian painter. Life Egner was born on 25 August 1850 in Bad Radkersburg, Austria. She took her first drawing lessons in Graz with Hermann von Königsbrunn, then w ...

, , Marie Müller and

Teresa Feoderovna Ries Teresa Feoderovna Ries (30 January 1866, Budapest – 16 July 1956, Lugano) was a Hungarian-born Austrian sculptor and painter. The year of her birth has also been given as 1866 and 1877. Life and work Teresa Ries was born in Hungary to a Jewish ...

, she founded the group "" (Eight Women Painters) in Vienna. Later, she became one of the first members of the Austrian Association of Women Artists.

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