Portraits | Photos by Annelise Kretschmer, 1927-1959

Annelise Kretschmer, Portrait in the Sun, 1930                        Annelise Kretschmer, Portrait au soleil, 1930

Annelise Kretschmer, Untitled (Tatijana), 1935-37

Annelise Kretschmer, Untitled, 1930                                 Annelise Kretschmer, Untitled, 1930

Annelise Kretschmer, Untitled (Head of a Girl), 1931                                Annelise Kretschmer, Elisabeth Kadow, 1929

 Annelise Kretschmer, Untitled (Sigmund Kretschmer, Hiddensee), 1927

Annelise Kretschmer, Ellice Illiard, 1931   

Annelise Kretschmer, untitled (architect), 1959                                                                     Annelise Kretschmer, 1928   

Annelise Kretschmer, Untitled, 1920s   

Annelise Kretschmer, self-portrait, 1930s                                             Annelise Kretschmer, Head of a Young Woman, 1930

Annelise Kretschmer, self-portrait, 1927

Kretschmer is best known for her depictions of women in Germany in the early 20th century and 

is credited with helping construct the ‘Neue Frau’ or New Woman image of modern femininity.