I came across the designs of Anna Muthesius today, and I was impressed by the dramatic beauty of her creations.

Per Wikipedia, Anna Muthesius, née Trippenbach, was born Dec 8, 1870.  She was a German fashion designer, concert singer, and author from Aschersleben.

I suspect there was much more to her than this top-line description conveys. However, most of these pictures came from German sites and unfortunately, I don’t speak a word of the language so I’m not sure what else is known about her.

Anna_Muthesius photographed by Jacob Hilsdorf in 1911

From http://www.textilwirtschaft.de – photographed by  Rudolf Dührkoop in 1910

Photogravure portrait of Frau Muthesius by James Craig Annan

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Anna Muthesius, 1910 Photographed by Rudolf Dührkoop

Something about Anna Muthesius strongly suggests Frida Kahlo to me.
And Kahlo was half-German, I believe. Do you see it?