Ernestine Friedrichsen (29 June 1824, Danzig - 21 July 1892,

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painter; primarily of family scenes.

Biography

Little is known about her early life. In the 1850s, she took private art lessons in Düsseldorf with

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; focusing on portrait painting. Later, she studied with

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and learned genre painting from Rudolf Jordan. She made numerous study trips, to Holland, Belgium, England and Italy, as well as to places within Germany, such as

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and

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, which she found especially amenable as a source of inspiration. The

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and the Jewish communities in Poland were also recurring motifs in her work. Her first showing came in 1861 at an academic exhibition in Dresden. After that, she took part in various exhibitions of the . She maintained a private studio in Düsseldorf from 1867 until her death. She was also a member of the Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen, an association of female artists. In 1884, Kaiser

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purchased her painting, "Sommerlust". By that time, her works had become collectors' items outside of Germany.''Images of Prayer, Politics, and Everyday Life from the Harry and Branka Sondheim Jewish Heritage Collection''.
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and

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"Friedrichsen, Ernestine"
In: ''Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon'', Vol.7. Leipzig 1907, pgs.144–145.

In: ''Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon'', Vol.7, F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, Berlin und Wien 1894, pg.354.

In: ''Historische Wohnorte von bekannten Frauen der Düsseldorfer Kulturszene'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Friedrichsen, Ernestine 1824 births 1892 deaths 19th-century German painters German genre painters German women painters Military personnel from Gdańsk

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