Elsa Agnete Yvonne Nielsen née Bendixsen (21 September 1923 – 11 October 2011) was a Danish graphic artist. The grand-daughter of the painter

Laurits Tuxen Laurits Regner Tuxen (9 December 1853 – 21 November 1927) was a Danish painter and sculptor specialising in figure painting. He was also associated with the Skagen Painters. He was the first head of Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler, an art school ...

, in 1946 she married the graphic artist

Palle Nielsen Palle Louis Nielsen (8 August 1920 – 5 September 2000) was a Danish illustrator and graphic artist. Considered to be one of the masters of his times, his works include drawings, watercolours, woodcuts and linocuts. Biography Born in Copenha ...

Biography

Born in Copenhagen, as a child she spent her holidays in the Tuxen's summerhouse 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 ...

. After completing her schooling, she studied painting privately under Viggo Brandt at the

Glyptotek Glyptotek or Glyptothek may refer to: * Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, an art museum in Copenhagen, Denmark * Glyptothek, an art museum in Munich, Germany * '' Glyptothek (album)'', an album by Scottish musician Momus Momus (; Ancient Greek: Μῶμο� ...

and at Erik Clemmensen's art school. She then attended the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Dani ...

under

Vilhelm Lundstrøm Vilhelm Lundstrøm (26 May 1893 – 9 May 1950) was a Danish modernist painter. He was a central figure in early Danish experimental art and introduced French cubism to Denmark. Biography Vilhelm Henry Lundstrøm was born in Copenhagen, Den ...

, graduating in 1947. 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 The Corner painters in Denmark first came together in 1932 when they decided to hold an exhibition in a meeting hall inside an office building on the corner of Vester Voldgade and Studiestræde in the centre of Copenhagen. The group was soon refer ...

, she exhibited there from 1986. She has also exhibited frequently at Clausens Kunsthandel, Copenhagen. Her works are in the collections of several Danish museums.

Awards

In 1985, she was awarded the

Eckersberg Medal The Eckersberg Medal (originally the ''Akademiets Aarsmedaille'' or Annual Academy Medal) is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. It is named after Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, known as the father of Danish painting. The Ec ...

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Examples of Elsa Nielsen's work from Clausens Kunsthandel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nielsen, Elsa 1923 births 2011 deaths 20th-century Danish illustrators Danish women artists Artists from Copenhagen Recipients of the Eckersberg Medal Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni