Elsa Haensgen-Dingkuhn (1898 - 1991)
1898-11-07Flensburg, Germany1991-05-07Hamburg, Germany
Elsa Haensgen-Dingkuhn
Elsa Haensgen-Dingkuhn is a German artist and graphic artist of the New Objectivity movement.
Elsa Haensgen studied first at the Flensburg Art School, then attended the Hamburg School of Arts and Crafts as the first female student. She married the artist Fritz A. Dingkuhn and soon began participating in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including the Hamburg Secession, with great success. In 1933 Elsa Haensgen-Dingkuhn joined the Hamburg Artists' Association.
Together with her husband, the artist traveled extensively and painted landscapes, genre scenes, portraits and self-portraits, but a special place in her work is occupied by the theme of family and children.
Date and place of birt: | 7 november 1898, Flensburg, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 7 may 1991, Hamburg, Germany |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist, Painter |
Genre: | Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait, Self-portrait |
Art style: | Post War Art, New Objectivity |