Elinborg Lützen (26 July 1919 – 22 November 1995) was a Faroese graphic designer. Born in Klaksvik, Faroe Islands, Lützen trained at the Design School for Women ( Tegne- og Kunstindustriskolen for Kvinder) in

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and studied under the graphic artist Povl Christensen. Lützen was best known for her black and white

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and

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prints in which she portrayed Faroese nature and magical motifs. She showed her work at group exhibitions in Copenhagen,

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and

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and in 1980 participated in a traveling exhibition of Faroese artists presented in Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Scotland, and Finland. She also illustrated Faroese fairy tales and created designs for several stamps. Lützen was married to, and later divorced, the Faroese painter

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. She died in

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in 1995. Several of Lützen's pieces are held by the

Listasavn Føroya City map detail of Tórshavn, the museum is marked red. Listasavn Føroya (National Gallery of the Faroe Islands) is an art museum in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands for mostly permanent exhibits of Faroese arts. Established in 1989, it consists of a gal ...

and the Vejle Museum of Art.

Work

Lützen created several designs for Faroese stamps based on fairy tales. Faroe stamp 100 the beauty with the veils.jpg, "The Beauty With the Veils" Faroe stamp 101 the beauty with the veils 2.jpg, "The Beauty With the Veils" Faroe stamp 102 the prince who was afraid of girls.jpg, "The Prince Who Was Afraid of Girls". Faroe stamp 103 the glass sword.jpg, "The Glass Sword" Faroe stamp 104 tiny elin.jpg, "Tiny Elin" Faroe stamp 105 the boy and the ox.jpg, "The Boy and the Ox"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lutzen, Elinborg 1919 births 1995 deaths Faroese artists Faroese graphic designers Faroese women graphic designers Danish graphic designers Danish women graphic designers