Do you love flowers as much as I do? If I had the chance, I would plant them all over the planet. But at the very least, I can make my online space very bloomy. Today, I’m showcasing the amazing flower paintings of artist Amalie Kärcher. I’m just smitten with these works! If only I could have even a third of her talent!
In addition to sharing my favorite paintings of hers here, I also want to tell you about the artist herself. German artist Amalie Kärcher is known for her still lifes and flower depictions. However, until the 1990s, little was known about her.
At that time, art critics considered her work, as well as female art in general, insignificant. However, for the first time in a long time, her name was mentioned at an exhibition dedicated to visual arts in Karlsruhe in 1993.
Amalie was born on August 4, 1819, in the city of Ruppur in the suburbs of Karlsruhe. Later, she and her parents moved to Karlsruhe itself, where Amalie began attending a school for noble girls.
Also in Karlsruhe, Kärcher learned painting and devoted herself to creating still lifes and flower depictions. These skills helped her stand on her own feet and earn a living. One of her early works was a watercolor titled “Roses and Irises,” created in 1839.
In the 1840s and 1850s, her works appeared in many exhibitions, and some of them were sold at auctions for a fairly high price. At some point, she became a popular artist in Karlsruhe, and later beyond its borders. Her works appeared at exhibitions in Hannover, Bamberg, Hamburg, Munich, and other cities in Germany.
Want to see works by other amazing artists painting flowers? Then check out my posts: Botanical artist Raymond Booth and When birds, bunnies, and blooms collide.
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