Thea Schleusner (1879-1964) was a German painter.[1]
Thea Schleusner | |
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 Photograph by Rudolf Dührkoop (c.1905) | |
| Born | 30 April 1879 30 April 1879 Wittenberg, Germany |
| Died | 1964 (aged 84–85) Berlin, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Painting |
Biography edit
Schleusner was born on 30 April 1879 in Wittenberg, Germany. She studied in Paris at the Académie Colarossi and the Académie Moderne. In Germany, she studied with Franz Skarbina and Reinhold Lepsius.[2] She settled in Berlin where she painted portraits of Emil Nolde, Albert Einstein, and Friedrich Nietzsche. Much of her work was destroyed in a bombing during World War II. She was a member of the Verein Berliner Künstler.[3]
Schleusner died in 1964 in Berlin.[4][5] Her work is in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Thea Schleusner". AskArt. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Schleusner, Thea". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00163514. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Thea Schleusner". Art Ceylon. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Schleusner, Thea". Deutsche Biographie (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Thea Schleusner". Musée d'Orsay. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Thea Schleusner Paysage à la fontaine en 1910". Musée d'Orsay: Notice d'Oeuvre. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Thea Schleusner at Wikimedia Commons- images of Schleusner's work on Artnet
