Bertha Schrader

Bertha Schrader (11 June 1845 – 11 May 1920) was a German painter, lithographer, and woodblock print-maker.[1]

Bertha Schrader
Born(1845-06-11)11 June 1845
Memel, Lithuania
Died11 May 1920(1920-05-11) (aged 74)
Dresden, German
NationalityGerman
Known forPainting

Biography

Schrader was born on 11 June 1845 in Memel, Lithuania.[2] She studied with Carl Graeb's son Paul Graeb (1842-1892) in Berlin, and with Paul Baum (1854-1932) in Dresden.[2][3] From 1882 to 1916 Schrader was a member of the Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen (Association of Berlin Artists) where she exhibited her paintings. She was also a member of the Dresden Women Artists Association, serving as the chairwoman.[4]

She exhibited her work at the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[3]

Schrader died on 11 May 1920 in Dresden.[2]

An der Elbe by Bertha Schrader

References
  1. "Bertha Schrader". RKD. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. "Schrader, Bertha". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 31 October 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00164983. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. "Bertha Schrader: mother of all women printmakers?". The Linosaurus. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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