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pill box, trinket box or snuff box.
Sexy Illustration by Gerda Wegener
A sexy Illustration by Gerda Wegener.
(6cm long - height 3.5cm)
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From: Series of watercolors, which appeared in 1925 under the title "Les Délassements d'Eros" in Erotopolis (Paris).
French: Series of watercolors, published in 1925 under the title "Les Délassements d'Eros" in Erotopolis (Paris).
German: Series of watercolors published in 1925 under the title "Les Délassements d'Èros in Erotopolis (Paris).
FRENCH: Biography (source: Wikipedia)
Gerda Wegener (15 March 1889 – 28 July 1940), was a French-Danish portraitist, genre painter, draftsman, and illustrator.
Originally from a French family who emigrated to Denmark in the 18th century. Wife of Einar Wegener. Student of the Copenhagen School of Fine Arts. She traveled to Italy, England and France where she settled in Paris in 1912. She has exhibited at Fall Fairs, Independents, and Comedians. She collaborated with La Vie parisienne, Fantasio, Le Rire, La Baïonnette, etc.
Book Illustrator
The Book of the Vikings by Charles Guyot (1920 or 1924)
A love adventure in Venice. Casanova de Seingalt. The Book of the Bibliophile. Georges Briffaut. Le Livre du Bibliophile Collection. Paris. 1927.
Les Contes de La Fontaine (1928-1929).
Tales of My Father the Jars & On Red Heels by Eric Allatini (1929)
Fortunio de Théophile Gautier (1934)
Gerda Wegener (* 15. March 1886 in Hammelev; † 28. July 1940 in Frederiksberg) was a Danish illustrator and painter of Art Nouveau and Art Deco.
BIOGRAPHY (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Gerda Wegener
(15 March 1886 - 28 July 1940) was a Danish illustrator and painter best known for her erotica.
Contents
1 Biography
2 Book and film
3 Books illustrated by Wegener
Biography
She grew up originally from the provinces as the daughter of a clergyman. She moved to Copenhagen to pursue her education at the Royal Art Academy, and married fellow artist Einar Wegener (later Lili Elbe) (1882–1931) in 1904. After moving to Paris in 1912, she found much success both as a painter and as illustrator for Vogue, La Vie Parisienne, Fantasio, and many other magazines. As she found fame in Paris, Gerda also developed a following in her home country. She held exhibitions at Ole Haslunds gallery in Copenhagen at regular intervals. Her career relied on a phenomenal talent but perhaps even more so on her notorious diligence, and the advantages that her unusual marriage brought her.
Lili Elbe, who by many at the time was considered a more talented artist, toned down his own work and profile to help his wife in her artistic endeavors. Posing for Gerda in women's clothes, Lili became Gerda's favorite model, and eventually came out as a male-to-female transsexual woman. She had the first publicly known sex reassignment surgery in history in 1930. Her partner supported Elbe throughout her transition. The Wegeners' marriage was declared null and void in October 1930 by Christian X, the King of Denmark at that time.
In 1931, Gerda Wegener married the Italian officer, aviator and diplomat Major Fernando Porta (born 1896) and moved with him to Morocco (specifically Marrakech and Casablanca). She divorced Porta in 1936 and returned to Denmark in 1938. She held her last exhibition in 1939, but by this time she was largely out of fashion. She died in July 1940.
Book and film
The Danish Girl, David Ebershoff's 2001 novel about Einar/Lili and Gerda was an international bestseller and was translated into a dozen languages. The novel is being developed for the screen by producers Gail Mutrux and Neil LaBute.
Books illustrated by Wegener
Le Livre des Vikings by Charles Guyot (1920 or 1924)
A Love Adventure in Venice by Giacomo Casanova. The Book of the Bibliophile. Georges Briffaut. Le Livre du Bibliophile Collection. Paris. 1927.
Les Contes by La Fontaine (1928–1929).
Tales of My Father the Jars" and On Red Heels by Eric Allatini (1929)
Fortunio by Théophile Gautier (1934)
German: Life (Wikipedia)
Table of Contents
1 Life
2 After Effect
3 Illustrations
4 Literature
Gerda Marie Frederikke Gottlieb grew up as the daughter of a regional clergyman of Huguenot origin in North Schleswig, which was then politically part of the German Empire. She went to Copenhagen to train at the Royal Danish Academy of Art. There she met the artist Einar Wegener, who later called himself Lili Elbe and whom she married in 1904. In order to expand her sphere of influence and live out her lesbian orientation more freely, she moved with her husband to Paris in 1912, where she worked as a painter and illustrator for magazines such as Vogue, La Vie Parisienne, Fantasio, Le Rire, La Baïonnette and many others. Her success also allowed her to exhibit regularly at the Ole Haslund Gallery in Copenhagen. Her career was based on talent and diligence, but not least on the sensation caused by her unusual marriage.
Frontispiece by Les Contes de La Fontaine, Volume I, 1928
Einar Wegener, initially considered the larger of the two artists, put his own work back to assist his wife in her efforts. He posed for Gerda Wegener in women's dresses, named himself Lili Elbe, became her favorite model, and thus became known as a transsexual. In 1930, he underwent surgical gender reassignment, which was one of the first of its kind to cause a huge stir. Gerda Wegener supported her partner to the best of her ability during the transition period. In 1930 their marriage was annulled by the Danish king.
Gerda Wegener married the eleven-year-younger Italian officer, pilot and diplomat Major Fernando Porta in 1931, with whom she moved to Marrakech, then to Casablanca. There in Morocco, she learned that Lili Elbe had died in the Dresden Women's Clinic after a uterine transplant by Kurt Warnekros. Gerda Wegener divorced Fernando Porta in 1936 and returned to Copenhagen. She had her last exhibition in 1939, but her style had gone out of fashion. She died of a heartbeat a few months after the occupation of Denmark by the Wehrmacht of the German Reich.
After-effect
World War II abruptly ended the luxury-having era of Art Deco. Only social currents such as sexual liberation, feminism and gender debate revived interest, especially in Gerda Wegener's erotic works. Today, their works, like those of George Barbier and Erté, are attracting high prices at auctions.
Illustrations
Books Le Livre des Vikings by Charles Guyot (1920 or 1924)
A Love Adventure in Venice by Giacomo Casanova. The Book of the Bibliophile. Georges Briffaut. Collection Le Livre du Bibliophile, Paris 1927.
Les Contes de La Fontaine (1928–1929).
Tales of My Father the Jars and On Red Heels by Eric Allatini (1929)
Fortunio by Théophile Gautier (1934)
Literature
David Ebershoff: The Danish Girl. 2001. The novel about Einar/Lili and Gerda (who, of course, mutates into American painter Greta Waud) was an international bestseller, translated into a dozen languages. He is being prepared by playwright Neil LaBute for a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow as Gerda Wegener, Nicole Kidman as Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe.