Lilli Wislicenus, born Elisabeth Emma Charlotte Finzelberg (1872–1939) was a German sculptor.[1]
Lilli Wislicenus | |
|---|---|
 Lilli Wislicenus-Finzelberg; portrait by her husband (1907) | |
| Born | Elisabeth Emma Charlotte Finzelberg 5 November 1872 Andernach, Germany |
| Died | 14 December 1939 |
| Spouse |
Hans Wislicenus (m. 1896) |
Biography edit
Wislicenus née Finzelberg[2] was born in 1872 in Andernach. For a time she lived with her uncle, the painter Hermann Wislicenus in Duesseldorf. She attended the Königlich Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg (Technical University of Berlin).[3]
She exhibited her work at the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[3]
In 1896 she married her cousin, the German painter Hans Wislicenus (1864–1939).[3]
References edit
- ^ "Lilli Wislicenus". Clara: Database of Women Artists. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Lilli (née Finzelberg) Wislicenus". ArtNet. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Lilli Wislicenus". Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Biographie, Deutsche. "Wislicenus-Finzelberg, Lilli". Deutsche Biographie (in German). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
Further reading edit
- Klaus Schäfer: "Notizen zu Leben und Werk der Bildhauerin Lilli Wislicenus-Finzelberg". In: Andernacher Annalen, Vol.8, Historischer Verein Andernach e.V., 2009, pp. 139–155
- "Wislicenus, Lilli", In: Hans Vollmer (Ed.): Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, Vol.36: Wilhelmy–Zyzywi. E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1947, pg.108
External links edit
Media related to Lilli Wislicenus-Finzelberg at Wikimedia Commons
- More works by Wislicenus @ ArtNet