Clara Oenicke (1818 - 1899)
1818-07-29Berlin, Germany1899-08-09Berlin, Germany
Clara Oenicke
Clara Wilhelmine Oenicke was a German history, portrait, and genre painter. She was a student of Marie Remy in 1837, then employed by Carl Joseph Begas and later in the studio of Eduard Magnus. From 1840 she worked independently, and in 1848 she also offered drawing and painting lessons for women in her apartment. In 1867, together with Marie Remy, Rosa Petzel, and Clara Heinke, she founded the Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen. In 1870 she was listed in the Berlin address book as a portrait and history painter.
Date and place of birt: | 29 july 1818, Berlin, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 9 august 1899, Berlin, Germany |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Genre painter, Historian, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | Genre art, History painting, Portrait |
Art style: | Romanticism |