Erma Bossi
German expressionist painter (1875–1952)
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Erma Bossi (1875–1952) was an Italian painter in the German Expressionist style.[1]
Born
9 June 1875
Erma Barrera-Bossi
9 June 1875
Pula, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia)
Died14 April 1952 (aged 76)
Milan, Italy
KnownforPainting
MovementGerman Expressionism
Erma Bossi | |
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 Portrait of Erma Bossi by Carlo Wostry | |
| Born | Erma Barrera-Bossi 9 June 1875 Pula, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia) |
| Died | 14 April 1952 (aged 76) Milan, Italy |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | German Expressionism |
Biography
Bossi was born in 1875 in Pula.[2] She studied art in Munich and was associated with Gabriele Münter and Wassily Kandinsky.[3] She was a member of the Neue Künstlervereinigung München (Munich New Association of Artists).[4]
She died in 1952 in Milan, Italy.[5] Her work is in the collection of the Pinakothek der Moderne, the Kunsthalle Bremen, and the Kunsthalle Emden. In 2013 the Schlossmuseum Murnau held a retrospective of her work.[6]