Clara Westhoff

Sculptor

Birthday September 21, 1878

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Germany

DEATH DATE Mar 9, 1954 (75)

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About

German sculptor and the wife of poet Rainer Maria Rilke. She studied with Carl Seffner and Max Klinger.

Before Fame

She studied at Munich and attended a private art school.

Trivia

She learned sculpture with Fritz Mackensen when she was young.

Family Life

She married the poet Rainer Maria Rilke in Worpswede in 1901.

Associated With

She studied sculpture under Auguste Rodin.