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Elisabetta Keller
Painting of woman in red holding a paintbrushSelf Portrait
Born(1891-07-06)July 6, 1891
Monza, Italy
DiedFebruary 19, 1969(1969-02-19) (aged 77)
San Francisco, California, US
NationalitySwiss, Italian
Known forPortraits, pastels
MovementLombardi naturalism, modernism
SpouseGiovanni Battista Pitscheider

Elisabetta Keller, also known as Elisabeth Keller, (6 July 1891 – 19 February 1969) was a Swiss artist born in Italy and a founder of the Italian Soroptimist Club.

Keller worked in many media, but preferred pastels. Though she created landscapes and still life, she was noted for her portraits, which were often of the upper-class and bourgeoisie of Milan. Among her subjects were her close friend, the poet Delio Tessa, and Pope Pius XI, a long-time family friend.

The Soroptimist Club of Milan, the first Soroptimist club in Italy, was organized during a series of meetings held at Keller's residence in 1928. Besides Keller, the first 25 members included the composer Giulia Recli and the writer Ada Negri. In 1931, Elisabeth Keller became the second president of the organization.

References

  1. "Family Tree". Archivio Elisabetta Keller. Associazione Culturale per la tutela, lo studio, valorizzazione e diffusione dell’Archivio e dell’Opera di Pompeo Mariani e di Elisabetta Keller. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ Isastia, Anna Maria. "La Nascita del Soroptimist dagli Stati Uniti all'Europa – Il club di Milano" [The Birth of the Soroptimist from the United States to Europe - The Milan Club] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. "Artistic Works". Archivio Elisabetta Keller. Associazione Culturale per la tutela, lo studio, valorizzazione e diffusione dell’Archivio e dell’Opera di Pompeo Mariani e di Elisabetta Keller. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. Muscardini, Giuseppe (15 February 2018). "Le frequentazioni svizzere di Delio Tessa" [Delio Tessa’s Swiss Acquaintances]. Go Italy (in Italian). Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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