Margarethe Hormuth-Kallmorgen (22 August 1857–7 July 1916) was a German painter. She was known for her flower painting.
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![]() Margarethe Hormuth-Kallmorgen, 1913 | |
Born | Margarethe Anna Maria Sophie Hormuth (1857-08-22)22 August 1857 Heidelberg, Germany |
Died | 7 July 1916(1916-07-07) (aged 58) Heidelberg, Germany |
Nationality | German |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Wilhelmine Period |
Spouse(s) | Friedrich Kallmorgen
(m. 1882) |
Hormuth was born on 22 August 1857 in Heidelberg.[1] She studied painting with Ferdinand Keller.[2]
in 1882 she married the landscape painter Friedrich Kallmorgen with whom she had two children. The couple belonged to the Grötzinger Art Colony.[1]
Hormuth-Kallmorgen exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts and The Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[3]
In 1898 she became a board member of the Karlsruher Malerinnen-Vereins. In the early 1900s she taught flower painting[4] In 1902 her husband accepted a position at the Berlin University of the Arts and they moved to Berlin. Hormuth-Kallmorgen painted infrequently after the move.[2]
Hormuth-Kallmorgen died on 7 July 1916 in Heidelberg[1]
In 1975 Grötzingen designated the Margarethe Hormuth Street in the Karlsruhe's district.[4]
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