BETTINA EHRLICH-BAUER* (Vienna 1903 - 1985 London)
Appearance of an angel, 1930
lithography/paper, 26,2 x 43 cm
confirmation of authenticity by Bernd Kreuter

ESTIMATE °€ 100 - 200
STARTING PRICE °€ 100

The Austrian-British painter, graphic artist, illustrator and children's book author Bettina Ehrlich-Bauer was the niece of the wealthy couple Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauer and the wife of the painter George Ehrlich. Between 1920 and 1923 she studied at the Vienna School of Applied Arts under Boehm, Cizek and Wissgrill. Afterwards she traveled to Berlin to learn different printing methods. Back in Vienna, she created her first children's books by using a hand press. Between 1925 and 1929 she lived in Paris because she wanted to study oil painting and watercolor painting. She took part in numerous exhibitions between 1920 and 1930 and joined the Vienna Women's Art Association. In 1932 she became fascinated with textile design and wrote children's books with her own illustrations. It was represented in the Hagenbund for the first time in 1931. From 1934 to 1938 she was a member of the Hagenbund until she emigrated to London with Georg Ehrlich in 1938. She received textile commissions and published children's books in English. A year later, together with Georg Ehrlich, she embarked on a trip to the USA. After the death of her husband, she devoted herself primarily to artistic creation. In 1984, Bauer-Ehrlich was involved in the exhibition "Malerkolonie Zinkenbach" in the Altnoeder Gallery in Salzburg.

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