Nationality Swiss Died 12 January 1912 | Known for painting | |
Born 19 May 1857 ( 1857-05-19 ) Wabern bei Bern | ||
Clara von Rappard (19 May 1857 Wabern bei Bern - 12 January 1912 Bern) was a Swiss painter.
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Life
Clara von Rappard was born as the only child of Conrad von Rappard and Albertine Engell (1832–1922), the younger sister of the writer and suffragette Juliane Engell-Günther (1819–1910). Her father then ran a microscopic Institute and was, along with his brother Hermann Gisbert von Rappard (1814–1902), owner of the hotel Giessbach. Clara grew up in Wabern bei Bern, then in Interlaken. She took tours throughout Europe from childhood, and was familiar with art and cultural history. Her artistic talent was discovered and encouraged early and she received a comprehensive art education.
She studied in 1868/69 with Döme Skutzesky in Venice, 1870–1871 with Heinrich Dreber in Rome, from 1869 to 1876 with Eduard Lürssen in Berlin, from 1871 to 1874 with Antonie Volkmar and Carl Steffeck and in the school of decorative arts {de) in Berlin, 1873–1875 Friedrich Kaulbach in Hannover, 1875–1885 in the ladies class of Karl Gussow in Berlin, 1886 in the elite school for artists with Christoph H. Roth in Munich, and in the 1880s etching technique with Ludwig von Gleichen-Rußwurm. She was advised by Adolph von Menzel, Paul Friedrich Meyerheim, Arnold Böcklin and Eugène Burnand.
During her lifetime, she was considered the best known painter of Switzerland. She died after a long illness in 1912 in Bern of pneumonia.
Works
Clara von Rappard created plein air landscapes, portraits, prints, drawings, sketches, illustrations, murals and allegorical works. She was represented at exhibitions in England, Germany, France, Switzerland and the USA and has held several solo exhibitions in Germany.