Elsa Nielsen (1923 – 2011)
View all Artists- Biography: Elsa Agnete Yvonne Nielsen née Bendixsen was the granddaughter of Danish painter Laurits Tuxen, and as a child spent summers at the famous artist’s colony of Skagen in northern Jutland. After graduating from art studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Vilhelm Lundstrøm in 1947, she became a graphic artist. Her few recurring motifs include glassware, ancient female busts and, above all, withered flowers. Her drawings and prints consist of a multitude of thin vibrating lines.
A member of the Corner artists’ association, she exhibited there from 1986 and also exhibited frequently at Clausens Kunsthandel, Copenhagen. She was awarded the Eckersberg Medal in 1985. Many of her works are held in various Danish museums.
She was married to Palle Nielsen, also a graphic artist.
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