Katharina Rapp
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Katharina Rapp is a German
artist.
Katharina Rapp was born in war-torn southern Germany. After completing her high school education there, she went to Paris to study at the Sorbonne
, then moved to London where she met her husband. She later moved to Switzerland
where she had two children, and Scotland
where she had her third child. She then moved to Australia
where she still works as an artist today.
Her dominant medium is the oil painting, with over-the-top and humorous characterisation, in vivid colours. Stylistically she has been likened to the Dutch painter Kees van Dongen
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
artist.
Katharina Rapp was born in war-torn southern Germany. After completing her high school education there, she went to Paris to study at the Sorbonne
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
, then moved to London where she met her husband. She later moved to Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
where she had two children, and Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
where she had her third child. She then moved to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
where she still works as an artist today.
Her dominant medium is the oil painting, with over-the-top and humorous characterisation, in vivid colours. Stylistically she has been likened to the Dutch painter Kees van Dongen
Kees van Dongen
Cornelis Theodorus Maria van Dongen , usually known as Kees van Dongen or just Van Dongen, was a Dutch painter and one of the Fauves. He gained a reputation for his sensuous, at times garish, portraits....
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