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Anna Gerresheim
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Küste im Morgenlicht (1910)
(Coast in the morning light) |
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| Born | 8 March 1852 Ribnitz, Mecklenburg, Germany
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| Died | 1 December 1921 (aged 69) Ahrenshoop, Pomerania, Germany
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| Occupation | landscape artist, portrait painter and etcher |
Anna Louise Adolphine Eduardine Gerresheim (born March 8, 1852 – died December 1, 1921) was a talented German artist. She was known for her beautiful landscape paintings, portraits, and etchings. Anna was one of the artists who helped start the famous artist's colony in Ahrenshoop, a lovely village on the Baltic Sea coast.
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Anna Gerresheim's Life Story
Anna Gerresheim was born in 1852. She was the third of eight children. Her father, Eduard Adolph Gerresheim, was a member of the city council in Ribnitz. Even though art schools usually didn't accept women back then, Anna's parents supported her dream. In 1874, she began studying at the art school of August tom Dieck in Dresden.
Becoming an Artist
After her father passed away in 1876, Anna moved to Berlin. She spent four years at the Prussian Academy of Arts. There, she studied in a special "ladies class" taught by Karl Gussow. This was a way for women to get art training when they couldn't join regular classes.
In 1880, Anna visited an artist's community in Hornbæk, Denmark. This trip greatly influenced her art. The next year, she spent three months in London and Wales. She painted many portraits there for people who hired her. In 1883, Anna went to Paris for three months to study with famous artists Emile Auguste Carolus-Duran and Jean-Jacques Henner.
Joining Art Groups
In 1884, Anna Gerresheim became a member of the Berlin Association of Women Artists. This group helped women artists show their work.
Life in Ahrenshoop
Anna first visited Ahrenshoop in 1885. This village on the Baltic Sea was a popular spot for artists. In 1892, Anna and her sister Bertha, who was also a painter, built a house there. Their other sister, Auguste, joined them in 1906. None of the three sisters ever married. Anna became the most famous artist among them.
Anna Gerresheim passed away in her home in Ahrenshoop. She was buried in the village's "Schifferfriedhof," which means "skipper's graveyard."
Anna Gerresheim's Artworks
During her time at the Berlin academy, Anna mainly painted portraits and genre paintings. Genre paintings show scenes from everyday life. After 1880, she started painting many landscape studies of the Baltic Sea. She was inspired by her trip to Hornbæk. The paintings of fishermen by Peder Severin Krøyer and the sea scenes by Kristian Zahrtmann also influenced her.
Exhibiting Her Work
In 1881, one of Anna's paintings was shown at a big art exhibition in Berlin. From 1884, she regularly showed her art with the Berlin Association of Women Artists. She also joined the Munich club for original etching. Etching is a way of making prints using a metal plate.
While living in Ahrenshoop, Anna mostly created art showing the Baltic coast. She continued to paint there even after 1918, when many other artists left the village.
Selected Artworks by Anna Gerresheim
Here are some of Anna Gerresheim's well-known works:
- Buchenwald (Beech wood) (1885)
- Weiden am Abendhimmel (Willow Trees in the Evening Sky) (1890)
- Fischerkaten am Bodden (Fishing huts at the Lagoon) (1895)
- Jakob sieht im Traum die Himmelsleiter (Jacob in a dream sees the ladder to heaven) (1895)
- Spielende Kinder in einer Boddenwiese (Children playing on a lagoon meadow) (1895), found at the Art Museum Ahrenshoop
- Darßer Wald (Darss Forest) (1905)
- Selbstbildnis (Self-portrait) (1905)
- Weidelandschaft (Pasture)
- Bauerngehöft (Farmstead); these are all at the Museum of Cultural History in Rostock.
- Hamburger Stimmungen (Hamburg Moods) (1884) – a collection of 11 etchings.
- Berliner Blätter (Berlin Sheets) (1885–1890) – a collection of 6 etchings.
Exhibitions of Anna Gerresheim's Art
Anna Gerresheim's paintings were shown in many important art exhibitions. These were places where artists could display their work to the public.
Major Exhibitions
- Until 1914, her art was often shown at the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin. It was also displayed at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition and in the Munich Glass Palace.
- Some of her works shown include:
- Aus dem Thiergarten bei Berlin (From the Tierpark Berlin) (1881)
- Haidelandschaft (Heath landscape) (1888)
- Märkische Landkirche in Parlow (March Country Church) (1889)
- Eine Wildniss (A Wilderness) (1893)
- März (March) (1897)
- Some of her works shown include:
- She also exhibited with the Berlin Association of Women Artists:
- In 1884: Gänsehüterin in Mecklenburg (Geese keeper in Mecklenburg) and Kartoffelaufnehmer (Potato Picker).
- In 1894: Oktoberwald (October Forest) and Spillbaumgruppe.
- In 1911, her painting Winter in Ahrenshoop was shown at the Mecklenburg Arts Exhibition in Schwerin.
Later Exhibitions
- In 1928, a special exhibition was held to remember her work at the "Great Berlin Art Exhibition."
- In 2002, her art was shown at the Dünenhaus Ahrenshoop and the Singer–Museum in Laren, Netherlands.
- From 2003 to 2004, an exhibition called Anna Gerresheim – das Grafische Werk (Anna Gerresheim – the Graphic Work) was held. It was shown at the Museum of Cultural History in Rostock and the Kunstkaten Ahrenshoop.
See Also
In Spanish: Anna Gerresheim para niños
- List of German women artists
