Mela Muter (1876 - 1967)
1876-04-26Warsaw, Poland1967-05-16Paris, FrancePoland, France
Mela Muter
Mela Muter, real name Maria Melania Mutermilch, was a Polish-born Jewish artist who spent most of her life in France.
At the age of 25, in 1901, she moved to Paris with her husband and became known as a modernist painter. Her work was influenced by Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh. Muter painted mainly portraits, landscapes and still lifes.
Date and place of birt: | 26 april 1876, Warsaw, Poland |
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Date and place of death: | 16 may 1967, Paris, France |
Nationality: | Poland, France |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Genre: | Landscape painting, Portrait, Still life |
Art style: | Expressionism, Post-Impressionism, Naturalism |