Martha Mayer Erlebacher

Martha Mayer Erlebacher ((1937-11-21)November 21, 1937 – (2013-06-22)June 22, 2013[1][2]). She attended Gettysburg College from 1955-1956. She received a BA in Industrial Design from the Pratt Institute. She also received an MFA from Pratt in 1963.[3] She is known for her trompe-l'œil still lifes and well as her representational figurative work of the nude body. She has been influenced by eighteenth- and nineteenth century Italian and French painting traditions and well as by the realist Thomas Eakins.[4]

Martha Mayer Erlebacher
Self Portrait, 2011, Nero pencil on paper
Born(1937-11-21)November 21, 1937
Jersey City, New Jersey
DiedJune 22, 2013(2013-06-22) (aged 75)
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
EducationGettysburg College, Pratt Institute
Known forPainting
Spouse(s)Walter S. Erlebacher

As a leading American realistic artist, she has exhibited her work over the past four decades at renowned art galleries in New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia.[5]

Notes and references
  1. "Martha Mayer Erlebacher". Artnet. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. "Funeral Announcements: Erlebacher, Martha Mayer". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 25 June 2013. p. B06. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Plous 1983, pp. 54-55.
  4. Cozzolino 2012, pp. 266-267.
  5. "MARTHA MAYER ERLEBACHER (1937-2013) - Artists - Sullivan Goss - An American Gallery, Santa Barbara's Finest Art Gallery". www.sullivangoss.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.

Further reading
  • Galassi, Susan. "Martha Mayer Erlebacher" Arts Magazine, Vol 54, March 1980, p. 23.
  • Lubell, Ellen. "In Praise of the Figure: The Paintings of Martha Mayer Erlebacher" Arts Magazine, Vol 53, October 1978, p 138-141
  • Cohen, Ronny. "Martha Mayer Erlebacher." Artforum International 32(5):(1994): p93-
  • "Just In: Martha Mayer Erlebacher" (PDF). Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • Peltakian, Danielle (2015). "Martha Mayer Erlebacher (1937-2013) - Contemporary Figurative and Still Life Painter". sullivangoss.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
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