Ella Christine Heide, née Brodersen, (24. November 1871 – 1956) was a

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painter who from 1908 painted in

Skagen Skagen () is Denmark's northernmost town, on the east coast of the Skagen Odde peninsula in the far north of Jutland, part of Frederikshavn Municipality in Nordjylland, north of Frederikshavn and northeast of Aalborg. The Port of Skagen is ...

in the far north of

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Biography

Born in

Flensburg Flensburg (; Danish, Low Saxon: ''Flensborg''; North Frisian: ''Flansborj''; South Jutlandic: ''Flensborre'') is an independent town (''kreisfreie Stadt'') in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the ...

(then Danish) in 1871, she married Rolf Wilhelm Heide who owned the Kragelund Teglværk brick factory near

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

(divorced in 1909). She had two children, Margarite Ella (1893) and Ove (1896). In 1908, she arrived in

where she painted many watercolours and oils of the traditional subjects and scenes. She returned every summer, staying first with the Holst sisters on Søndervej.Joan Schersat Mikkelsen, "På sporet af skagensmaleren Ella Heide"
Kynstnyt. Retrieved 26 October 2013. Ella Heide's brother, Johan Friedrich Brodersen (or just 'Hans' among family and friends), had moved to Skagen with his family in 1896. As a key member of the local authority, in 1903 he built the White House (''det Hvide Hus'') which became a favourite gathering spot for members of the

Skagen Painters The Skagen Painters ( da, Skagensmalerne) were a group of Scandinavian artists who gathered in the village of Skagen, the northernmost part of Denmark, from the late 1870s until the turn of the century. Skagen was a summer destination whose scen ...

including

Holger Drachmann Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (9 October 1846 – 14 January 1908) was a Danish poet, dramatist and painter. He was a member of the Skagen artistic colony and became a figure of the Scandinavian Modern Breakthrough Movement. Early yea ...

and P.S. Krøyer."Det Hvide Hus"
, Skagensiden. Retrieved 26 October 2013. Heide started to paint in Skagen at the very end of the period enjoyed by the well-known Skagen Painters. Holger Drachmann died in 1908 and P.S. Krøyer in 1909. She therefore belonged to the younger generation of painters in Skagen which included

Jørgen Aabye Jørgen Emil Aabye, born Olsen, (9 June 1868 – 22 June 1959) was a Danish painter. His works were varied widely, ranging from religious art to portraits and landscapes. Above all, he is remembered for his portraits. Early life Born near Nørre ...

Johannes Wilhjelm Johannes Martin Fasting Wilhjelm (7 January 1868 – 22 December 1938) was a Danish painter. Strongly influenced by Kristian Zahrtmann, he painted bright, colourful landscapes while travelling in Italy. His works also include religious paintings ...

, Frederik Lange, and Tupsy and

Gad Frederik Clement Gad Frederik Clement, generally known as G. F. Clement (9 July 1867 – 7 January 1933), was a Danish painter. After an early encounter with the French Symbolists, he took an interest in the Italian Renaissance period before turning to the more r ...

, none of whom achieved the same notability as the former group. Among her paintings of Skagen are , , and (1938), (1939), , , . Many other examples of her work can be seen at art dealers' sites. On the occasion of her 70th birthday in 1941, the local newspaper ''Vendsyssel Tidende'' reported on the wide recognition she had received from the local community, most of whom had her pictures hanging in their homes.

References

External links

Joan Schersat Mikkelsen's background article on Ella Heide
with several illustrations of her work
More examples of Heide's work from Joan Schersat Mikkelsen
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