Martha Mayer Erlebacher ((1937-11-21)November 21, 1937 – (2013-06-22)June 22, 2013[1][2]) was an American painter. She attended Gettysburg College from 1955 to 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 was influenced by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Italian and French painting traditions and well as by the realist Thomas Eakins.[4]
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Martha Mayer Erlebacher | |
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Born | (1937-11-21)November 21, 1937 |
Died | June 22, 2013(2013-06-22) (aged 75) |
Nationality | American |
Education | Gettysburg College, Pratt Institute |
Known for | Painting |
Spouse | 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]
Erlebacher's work was used on the cover of The Figure: Painting Drawing and Sculpture, Contemporary Perspectives (2014).[6]
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