aka Maria Marc Marie Schnür, or Marie Marc-Schnür (19 Feb, 1869, Krien- after 1918); German painter, illustrator and silhouette maker. Married to painter Franz Marc 1907-08. One of 5 daughters born to a wealthy family from Coburg, on a large estate, the garden house of which is still preserved as a historical monument. Attended the art school... Also studied in Munich with Ludwig Schmid-Reutte and Wilhelm Dürr. Became an illustrator, doing books and sheet music and working for the magazine Jugend, where her works often appeared on the front page. Her career advanced through her friendship with artist, Gertraud Rostosky and her participation in an art group Die Scholle. She was also part of the circle around Countess Marion Kaulitz, 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. Instructor at the Women's Academy of the Münchner Künstlerinnenverein, where she taught still-life painting. There that she met Franz Marc and Maria Franck, a student who would become Marc's second wife. They spent summer 1906 together, at Marc's home in Kochel am See, possibly engaged in a ménage à trois. Earlier that year, Schnür had secretly given birth to a son (Klaus) in Paris; probably from a relationship with artist Angelo Jank, although some sources point to August Gallinger, a medical student who would later become known for his exposé of crimes committed against German POWs during World War I. At first, she was forced to leave Klaus with her parents, but accepted an offer from Marc to enter into a marriage of convenience so she could could gain custody. After only a year, she divorced Marc, charging him with adultery... Not long after the divorce, she went to Swinemünde to live with her family. After that point, nothing more is known about her... The fate of her son is apparently also undocumented. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Schn%C3%BCr) undefined

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