Else Meidner

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Else Meidner
Else Meidner in her studio
Born
Else Meyer

(1901-09-02)September 2, 1901
Berlin, Germany
DiedMay 7, 1987(1987-05-07) (aged 85)
London, United Kingdom
NationalityGerman-British
Known forPainting
Spouse
Ludwig Meidner
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(m. 1927)​

Else Meidner (born Else Meyer; 2 September 1901 – 7 May 1987) was a German-Jewish painter.

Biography

Meidner was born in Berlin and studied there between 1918 and 1925 before spending two years in Cologne.[2] In 1927 she married the painter Ludwig Meidner and they emigrated to England in August 1939.[1] There Else Meidner worked as a domestic.[3]

After World War II the couple drifted apart, both emotionally and artistically and Ludwig returned to Germany in 1952 while Else stayed in London.[2][3] In 1951 the Meidner's son, David (born 1929), emigrated to Israel.[1] Else returned to Germany in 1963 to take care of the ailing Ludwig,[3] but eventually returned to London. She died in London.[4]

Career

Else Meidner exhibited in Berlin before fleeing to London, and after the war she exhibited at the Ben Uri Gallery, London; the Galerie Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt; the Matthiesen Gallery, London; the Beaux Arts Gallery, London; and the Leicester Gallery, London.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Biography Else Meidner". Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b W.M Schwab, ed. (1987). Jewish Artists The Ben Uri Collection. Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd / Ben Uri Art Society. ISBN 0-85331-537-X.
  3. ^ a b c "Work by Else Meidner Hat". Ben Uri Collection. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. ^ Anon. (n.d.). "Biography Else Meidner" Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine. Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

External links

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