Erma Bossi facts for kids
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Erma Bossi
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Portrait of Erma Bossi by Carlo Wostry
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Erma Barrera-Bossi
9 June 1875 Pula, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia)
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| Died | 14 April 1952 (aged 76) Milan, Italy
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| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | German Expressionism |
Erma Bossi (born 1875, died 1952) was a talented Italian painter. She was part of a cool art movement called German Expressionism.
About Erma Bossi
Erma Bossi was born in 1875 in a city called Pula. This city is now part of Croatia.
Her Art Studies
Erma went to study art in Munich, Germany. While there, she met other famous artists. She worked with Gabriele Münter and Wassily Kandinsky. These artists were very important in the Expressionism movement.
Joining an Art Group
Erma Bossi became a member of a special art group. It was called the Neue Künstlervereinigung München. This name means the "Munich New Association of Artists." This group helped new artists show their work.
Later Life and Legacy
Erma Bossi passed away in 1952 in Milan, Italy. Her paintings are still important today. You can find her art in big museums. Some of these include the Pinakothek der Moderne and the Kunsthalle Bremen.
In 2013, a museum called the Schlossmuseum Murnau held a special show of her art. This kind of show is called a retrospective. It means they displayed many of her works from different times in her life.
