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Jeanne MammenGerman artist and graphic artist
Date of Birth: 21.11.1890
Country:  Germany |
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Biography of Jeanne Mammen
Jeanne Mammen was a German artist and graphic designer, and a prominent figure in the art scene of the Weimar Republic. She was born into a merchant family and received her education in Paris (at the Académie Julian), Brussels, and Rome. With the outbreak of World War I, she moved to the Netherlands. In 1916, she returned to Berlin.
Early Career and Recognition
Mammen worked as an illustrator for fashion magazines, created movie posters, and collaborated with the satirical magazine Simplicissimus. Her breakthrough came with an exhibition at the Gurlitt Gallery in Berlin in 1930. During this period, she produced portraits, caricatures, and sketches of urban types. Notably, she created a series of lithographs inspired by the erotic poems of Pierre Louÿs' "Songs of Bilitis." Mammen also illustrated erotic poems by Verlaine and Rimbaud.
Later Years and Style
In 1932, Mammen visited the Soviet Union. However, with the rise of the Nazis, she went into internal exile. For several decades, the public did not see her work. A rediscovery of Mammen's art began after her exhibitions in Hamburg and Stuttgart in 1971, which coincided with the growing feminist movement. Mammen's artistic style is closely associated with the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) movement, but also shows the influence of symbolism. Over time, the symbolic element became increasingly pronounced, and after 1945, Mammen moved towards abstraction. In the 1950s, she actively explored collage techniques.
Museum and Legacy
The Jeanne Mammen Museum-Studio is located on Kurfürstendamm Street in Berlin. It serves as a tribute to her artistic legacy and showcases her works to the public.
