Ilse Twardowski-Conrat
Ilse von Twardowski | |
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| Born | 1880 |
| Died | 1942 |
| Nationality | Austria |
| Occupation | sculptor |
Ilse von Twardowski or Ilse Twardowski-Conrat (1880 – 1942) was an Austrian sculptor.
Life
Twardowski was born in Vienna in 1880.[1] Her father was a merchant who converted from the Jewish faith in 1882 together with his family. Here hather changed hos name from Hugh Cohn to Hugh Conrat. His brother who became a leading bacteriologist, Ferdinand Cohn remained with his birth name.
Twardowski became a leading sculptor after training with Josef Breitner and Charles van der Stappen.[2]
One of her commissions was the gravestone for Johannes Brahms.
Twardowski died in Munich in 1942.
References
- ^ https://www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at/Ilse_von_Twardowski
- ^ Julie M. Johnson (2012). The Memory Factory: The Forgotten Women Artists of Vienna 1900. Purdue University Press. pp. 369–. ISBN 978-1-55753-613-6.
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