Martha Stettler (1870 - 1945)
1870-09-25Bern, Switzerland1945-12-16Châtillon, FranceSwitzerland
Martha Stettler
Adelheid Fanny Martha Stettler was a Swiss painter and engraver. She was one of the founders of the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, and was co-principal of the school from 1909 until 1945.
Stettler's subjects included many outdoor scenes of children playing in the Jardin du Luxembourg and the Tuileries Garden, as well as interiors, still lifes, landscapes, portraits and animal studies. Stettler's works are held by the Kunstmuseum Winterthur, the Museum of Fine Arts Bern, the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire in Geneva, the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris, and the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna in Rome.
Date and place of birt: | 25 september 1870, Bern, Switzerland |
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Date and place of death: | 16 december 1945, Châtillon, France |
Nationality: | Switzerland |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Engraver, Painter |
Genre: | Animalistic, Landscape painting, Portrait, Still life |
Art style: | Impressionism |