Charlotte Piepenhagen-Mohr
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Charlotte Piepenhagen-Mohr (variously rendered as Charlotte Piepenhagen, Charlotte Piepenhagen-Weyrother-Mohr, Charlote Weyrother-Mohr-Piepenhagen, and Charlotte Weyrother-Mohr Piepenhagen) (1821–1902) was a Czech
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...

 painter, primarily of landscapes. She was the daughter of August Piepenhagen
August Piepenhagen
August Friedrich Piepenhagen was a German painter active in Bohemia. He was known particularly for his landscapes. Some of his work is in the collections of the National Gallery in Prague. His daughter Charlotte was also active as a landscapist.-Reference:...

, with whom she studied alongside her sister Louise. Some of her work is in the collections of the National Gallery in Prague
National Gallery in Prague
The National Gallery in Prague is a state-owned art gallery in Prague, Czech Republic. It is housed in different locations within the city, the largest being the Veletržní Palác....

. Piepenhagen-Mohr was also important as a patron of the arts in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

, running a private art school for girls and providing in her will for the creation of a foundation for young landscape painters.

Reference

  • Naděžda Blažíčková-Horová, ed. 19th-Century Art in Bohemia: (1790–1910) - Painting, Sculpture, Decorative Arts. Prague; National Gallery in Prague, 2009.
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