Hermione von Preuschen

Hermione von Preuschen (1854–1918) was a German painter and author. She is also referred to by the names Erminia Preuschen, Hermine von Preuschen, and Hermine Preuschen. She worked for many years in Italy, but also traveled long and extensively.

Hermione von Preuschen
Born(1854-08-07)7 August 1854
Darmstadt, Germany
Died12 December 1918(1918-12-12) (aged 64)
Lichtenrade, Germany
NationalityGerman
EducationAcademy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe
Known forPainting, Writing

Biography

Preuschen was born on 7 August 1854 in Darmstadt.[1] From 1869 to 1871 she studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe with Hans Gude and Ferdinand Keller.[2] She was a resident of Rome for number of years, painting, still lives of fruits and flowers. In 1883 at Rome, she exhibited a Risposta, depicting thistles; In autunno, depicting fruit; and Dimanda, a study of carnations. In 1884 at Turin, she exhibited: Evoè, Barche! [3]

In 1887 her picture Mors Imperator was rejected by the Berliner Kunstausstellung (Berlin Art Exhibition).[1] She subsequently exhibited the picture herself, having rented out a restaurant for that purpose.[4] The picture caused controversy because it was thought to be an allusion to Kaiser Wilhelm I, who was very old at that time.[5]

Mors imperator by Hermione von Preuschen, 1887

She exhibited her work at the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[6]

Preuschen books include Via passionis: Lebenslieder, Yoshiwara, vom Freudenhaus des Lebens[7] and Durch Glut und Geheimnis.[4]

Preuschen was married twice. She married a doctor Oswald Schmidt in 1882, whom she subsequently divorced. Her second marriage in 1891 was to the writer Konrad Telmann who died in 1897.[1]

Preuschen died on 12 December 1918 in Lichtenrade.[1]

References
  1. "Hermione von Preuschen Leben und Werk". Projekt Gutenberg (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  2. "Hermione von Preuschen". Berlin-Woman (in German). 29 October 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti, by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, Page 390.
  4. Schmidt, Agnes. "Eine mutige Darmstädterin". Mathilde Frauenzeitung (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  5. Moser, Thomas. "Hermione von Preuschen". Lichtenrade-Berlin (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  6. Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  7. "Preuschen, Hermione von". Internet Archive. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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