Emmy von Egidy

Emmy von Egidy (full name Luise Charlotte Alexandrine Emma von Egidy; born 5 April 1872 – 1 December 1946) was a German sculptor and writer.

Life

Von Egidy was born on 5 April 1872 in Pirna. She was the daughter of the social ethicist Moritz von Egidy and his wife Luise, née von Götz. In the early days of modern arts and crafts, she worked for the United Workshops for Arts and Crafts in Munich. In 1904, she presented works of art at the Dresden art exhibition. She also wrote novels on women's issues and marriage problems, which appeared in several editions.

Von Egidy was a friend of Clara Westhoff. When Rainer Maria Rilke was in Basel in 1919, he was introduced to Basel society by Egidy.

Von Egidy died on 1 December 1946 in Weimar at the age of 74.

Works (selection) Prose Marie-Elisa. Novel. Pierson Verlag, Dresden 1898. Mensch unter Menschen. Novel. Pierson Verlag, Dresden 1900. Ilse Bleiders. Novel. S. Fischer Verlag, Berlin 1902. Erschwiegen. Novel. Pierson Verlag, Dresden 1903. Liebe, die enden konnte. Novel. S. Fischer Verlag, Berlin 1907. Im Moderschlößchen. Novel. S. Fischer Verlag, Berlin 1909. Die Prinzessin vom Monde. Two novellas. S. Fischer Verlag, Berlin 1911. Mathias Werner. Novel. S., Fischer Verlag, Berlin 1913.

Sachbuch Christoph Moritz von Egidy. Becoming, being and working. Dedicated to the grandchildren on the 90th birthday of their grandfather. Self-published, Weimar 1935–1936.

Exhibitions Eva's Daughters. Munich women writers and the modern women's movement. 1894–1933. Exhibition at the Monacensia in the Hildebrandhaus from 14 March to 16 September 2018, curated by Ingvild Richardsen (Emmy von Egidy was one of the protagonists of the exhibition) Die modernen Frauen des Atelier Elvira in München und Augsburg 1887–1908, Kunstsammlungen Augsburg, Grafisches Kabinett, 25 June to 25 September 2022, curated by Ingvild Richardsen (Emmy von Egidy was part of the exhibition) Emmy von Egidy (1872–1946), Keramik-Museum Bürgel, 19 November 2022 to 23 April 2023