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

(1878-07-12)12 July 1878
Vienna, Austria
Died1939 (aged 60–61)
Paris, France
NationalityAustrian
EducationUniversity of Applied Arts Vienna, Munich Association of Women Artists
Known forpainting
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]

  • Blumenstrauß in chinesischer Vase
  • 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.
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