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Städel | Frauen

Book cover – “Städel | Frauen”

Dora Hitz “In the roses”, before 1913, oil on canvas, 63 × 95 cm, signed lower right: “Dora Hitz”

Annie Stebler Hopf “At the dissecting table” (Professor Poirier, Paris), c. 1889, oil on canvas, 114 × 147 cm, signed lower right: “Annie Stebler-Hopf”

Ida Gerhard “ Tanzbild VIII (Can-Can-Tänzerinnen bei Bullier)”, around 1904, oil on cardboard, 31 × 49 cm, signed lower left: “Ida Gerhardi Paris”

Olga Boznańska “Interior”, 1906, oil on cardboard, 50.5 × 73 cm, signed and dated upper right: “Olga Boznańska 1906”

Eugenie Bandell “Sun at Noon (Wilhelmsbad)”, 1913, oil on canvas 64.5 × 70.5 cm, signed lower left: “Eug. Bandell“

Luise Schmidt “Sun worshipper”, um 1900, Marmor, 65 × 47 × 54 cm, signiert auf der Oberseite der Plinthe rechts: „Louise Schmidt“

Marg Moll “Standing with jug”, 1928, brass, 54 × 21 × 13.5 cm;

Women in the art world between Frankfurt and Paris

The book “Städel | Women – Women Artists between Frankfurt and Paris around 1900” offers an exciting exploration of the lives and networks of women artists who were active between Frankfurt and Paris around 1900. The focus is on 26 female artists who had to assert themselves at a time when many paths into the professional art world were still closed to them. Paris was regarded as an international centre of art and offered women access to training centres and studios earlier than Germany. Nevertheless, the path was rocky: many returned to Frankfurt after their training in Paris and had a lasting influence on the art scene there. In numerous essays, the authors shed light on how these women established networks between the two cities and secured creative freedom through professional strategies and self-organisation.

Independence and networks as survival strategies

The book describes in detail how women artists gained access to training and markets through networks and a strategic approach. Women like Ottilie W. Roederstein formed studio communities and supported each other by sharing experiences and overcoming social prejudices together. In cities such as Paris and Frankfurt, they found friends and comrades-in-arms who supported them as they fought for their independence as “modern women”. At that time, it was often difficult for female artists to get the same training and exhibition opportunities as their male colleagues. Working together in groups and studios offered them the chance to establish themselves in the art world and show their work.

An important contribution to art history

The book not only documents the artistic achievements and exhibitions of the 26 women, but also places their lives in a historical context. The authors succeed in presenting the role of women in art history in a differentiated way by showing how female artists paved their own way in the male-dominated art world. The careful compilation of essays, biographies and photographs invites us to reconsider the influence of these women artists on 20th century art. The book thus makes a significant contribution to the recognition of women artists and puts their work and history centre stage.

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Further information on the book “Städel | Frauen – Künstlerinnen zwischen Frankfurt und Paris um 1900” (DE) (Advertising) can be found on the Hirmer Verlag website.

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