Marie Schnür, or Marie Marc-Schnür, was a German painter, illustrator and silhouette maker.
Education
She attended the art school operated by the "Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen" (Association of Women Artists), where her primary instructor was the sculptor Conrad Fehr (1854-1933). She also studied in Munich with Ludwig Schmid-Reutte and Wilhelm Dürr.
Career
She was one of five daughters born to a wealthy family from Coburg, on a large estate, the garden house of which is still preserved as a historical monument. She was also part of the circle around Countess Marion Kaulitz (1865-?), a maker of artistic dolls that are now rare collector"s items. Schnür made several of her own that were displayed at the Warenhaus Tietz, a famous department store in Berlin.
She was also an instructor at the "Women"s Academy" of the "Münchner Künstlerinnenverein", where she taught still-life painting.
lieutenant was there that she met Franz Marc and Maria Franck, a student who would become Marc"s second wife. They spent the Summer of 1906 together, at Marc"s home in Kochel am See, possibly engaged in a ménage à trois.
Not long after the divorce, she went to Swinemünde to live with her family. After that point, nothing more is known about her, although Jugend published what may have been new artwork by her in 1916 and 1918.
Digitalized by the Heidelberg University LibraryNo.25, 1901 Number.28, 1901 Number.15, 1902 N0.39, 1902 Number.43, 1902 Number.13, 1904 Number.21, 1904 Number.30, 1904 N0.12, 1905 Number.20, 1905.