Tag Archives: Sculptor

Born January 19~ Pepi Weixlgärtner-Neutra

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Pepi Weixlgärtner-Neutra (January 19, 1886-1981) was an Austrian sculptor, graphic artist, and illustrator.
Biography on Swedish Wikipedia: https://tinyurl.com/y6cwla9a

Little Peasant Girl by Pepi Weixlgärtner-Neutra
c.1930 / Soft-ground etching on paper / 14″x11 4/5″ / The British Museum, London, UK

Pepi Weixlgärtner-Neutra at The British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG50698

Further reading:
https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6m3nf6v3/
“The Memory Factory: The Forgotten Women Artists of Vienna 1900” on Google Books

Born January 10~ Barbara Hepworth

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Barbara Hepworth (January 10, 1903-May 20, 1975) was an English artist and sculptor.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Hepworth

Hollow Form (Penwith) by Barbara Hepworth / 1955-56
Lagos wood, partly painted / 35 3/8″x35 7/8″x25 5/8″ / MoMA, NY, NY

The Hepworth Wakefield Museum: https://hepworthwakefield.org/artist/barbara-hepworth/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/barbara-hepworth/
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/dame-barbara-hepworth-1274
https://schristywolfe.com/2016/01/10/barbara-hepworth-born-january-10-1903-2/

Born January 9~ Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9, 1875-April 18, 1942) was an American sculptor,
art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Vanderbilt_Whitney

Spanish Peasant by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
1913 / Bronze on marble base / Excluding base: 9 3/4″x7 1/2″x7 1/4″ / Graham Shay 1857 gallery, NYC

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/gertrude-vanderbilt-whitney/

Further reading:
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/gertrude-vanderbilt-whitney/
https://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/history-and-heritage/dutch_americans/gertrude-vanderbilt-whitney/#
https://crystalbridges.org/blog/womens-history-month-gertrude-vanderbilt-whitney/

Born January 3~ Harriet von Rathlef

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Harriet Ellen Siderowna von Rathlef-Keilmann (January 3, 1887-May 1, 1933) was a German sculptor.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_von_Rathlef

Pair of rabbits modeled in stucco / 1909

Below Left: Pieta wood relief / 1924

Below Right: Wooden sculpture / N.D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lost Art Database:
http://www.lostart.de/Webs/EN/Datenbank/ObjektgruppeVerlust.html?cms_param=OBJGRP_ID%3D8998%26page%3D0%26sort%3D%24sort
Further reading:
https://www.meaus.com/harriet-siderowna-keilmann.htm