Louise Fraenkel-Hahn

Louise Fraenkel-Hahn (1878-1939) was an Austrian painter and founding member of the Vereinigung bildender Künstlerinnen Österreichs.

Louise Fraenkel-Hahn
Born	Louise Hahn 12 July 1878 Vienna, Austria
Died	1939 (aged 60–61) Paris, France
Nationality	Austrian
Education	University of Applied Arts Vienna, Munich Association of Women Artists
Known for	painting
Spouse(s)	Walter Fraenkel ​ (m. 1903)​

Biography

Fraenkel-Hahn née Hahn was born on July 12, 1878 in Vienna, Austria.[1] She attended the University of Applied Arts Vienna[2] and the Münchner Künstlerinnenverein (Munich Association of Women Artists).[3] In 1902 she traveled to Greece, Italy and France where she was exposed to French Impressionism.[2]

Fraenkel-Hahn was a founding member of the Vereinigung bildender Künstlerinnen Österreichs (Austrian Association of Women Artists, VBKO),[3] and served as its president from 1923 through 1937.[4]

In 1903 she married fellow artist Walter Fraenkel (1879-1943).[1] The couple moved to Paris in the late 1930s.[3]

Fraenkel-Hahn died in Paris in 1939.[1]

Legacy

Her work was included in the 2019 exhibition City Of Women: Female artists in Vienna from 1900 to 1938 at the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere.[5]

Gallery

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  Blumenstrauß in chinesischer Vase
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  Flowers in a Blue Vase

References

1. "Fraenkel-Hahn (Fränkel-Hahn, Hahn-Fraenkel), Louise (Ludovica Leopoldine); geb. Hahn, verehelichte Fraenkel". Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon und biographische Dokumentation (in German). 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
2. "Louise Fraenkel-Hahn". AskArt. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
3. "Louise Fraenkel-Hahn". Frauen in Bewegung 1848–1938. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
4. Brandow-Faller, Megan (2020). The Female Secession: Art and the Decorative at the Viennese Women's Academy. Penn State Press. ISBN 978-0-271-08648-4.
5. "City of Women". Belvedere Museum Vienna. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

External links

• Media related to Louise Fraenkel-Hahn at Wikimedia Commons