Paula von Waechter

Paula Freiin von Waechter-Spittler (7 December 1860, Ulm – 15 October 1944, Schloss Horn, near Ummendorf) was a German painter.

Life and work Paula von Waechter was descended from a noble family, which included , a Privy Councilor for the Kingdom of Württemberg. From 1878 to 1889, she studied at the Royal Art School in Stuttgart, with the genre painter, Friedrich von Keller. During the school year of 1884–1885, she spent a few months in Paris, taking classes at the Académie Julian.

For mush of her life, she worked as a free-lance artist, specializing in portraits, still-lifes, and animal paintings; with an emphasis on composition.

Paula von Waechter was also a member of several other related groups; such as the Frauenkunstverband Stuttgart (1915 to 1927) the Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, and the Freien Vereinigung württembergischer Künstler. In addition, she assisted with the pension fund administered by the Pensionsanstalt für Deutsche Bildende Künstler Weimar.