Martha Mayer Erlebacher
Martha Mayer Erlebacher (November 21, 1937 – June 22, 2013[1][2]) was an American painter. She attended Gettysburg College from 1955 to 1956. She received a BA in Industrial Design from the Pratt Institute. She also received an MFA from Pratt in 1963.[3] She is known for her trompe-l'œil still lifes and well as her representational figurative work of the nude body. She was influenced by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Italian and French painting traditions and well as by the realist Thomas Eakins.[4]
Martha Mayer Erlebacher | |
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 Self Portrait, 2011, Nero pencil on paper | |
| Born | November 21, 1937 |
| Died | June 22, 2013 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Gettysburg College, Pratt Institute |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse(s) | Walter S. Erlebacher |
As a leading American realistic artist, she has exhibited her work over the past four decades at renowned art galleries in New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia.[5]
Notes and references
- "Martha Mayer Erlebacher". Artnet. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- "Funeral Announcements: Erlebacher, Martha Mayer". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 25 June 2013. p. B06. Retrieved 20 December 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Plous 1983, pp. 54–55.
- Cozzolino 2012, pp. 266–267.
- "MARTHA MAYER ERLEBACHER (1937-2013) - Artists - Sullivan Goss - An American Gallery, Santa Barbara's Finest Art Gallery". www.sullivangoss.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- Cozzolino, Robert, ed. (2012). The Female Gaze: Women Artists Making Their World. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. ISBN 978-1-55595-389-8.
- Plous, Phyllis (1983). A Heritage Renewed: Representational Drawing Today. University Art Museum. ISBN 978-0-942006-03-2.
Further reading
- Galassi, Susan. "Martha Mayer Erlebacher" Arts Magazine, Vol 54, March 1980, p. 23.
- Lubell, Ellen. "In Praise of the Figure: The Paintings of Martha Mayer Erlebacher" Arts Magazine, Vol 53, October 1978, p 138-141
- Cohen, Ronny. "Martha Mayer Erlebacher." Artforum International 32(5):(1994): p93-
- "Just In: Martha Mayer Erlebacher" (PDF). Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Peltakian, Danielle (2015). "Martha Mayer Erlebacher (1937-2013) - Contemporary Figurative and Still Life Painter". sullivangoss.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
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