| Lilli Wislicenus | |
|---|---|
 Lilli Wislicenus-Finzelberg;portrait by her husband (1907) | |
| Born | Elisabeth Emma Charlotte Finzelberg 5 November 1872 Andernach, Germany |
| Died | 14 December 1939 Berlin |
| Spouse |
Hans Wislicenus (m. 1896) |
Lilli Wislicenus, born Elisabeth Emma Charlotte Finzelberg (1872–1939) was a German sculptor.
Biography
Wislicenus née Finzelberg 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 (now Technische Universität Berlin).
She exhibited her work at the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.
In 1896 she married her cousin, the German painter Hans Wislicenus [de] (1864–1939).
Wislicenus died in 1939 in Berlin, Germany.
References
- "Lilli Wislicenus". Clara: Database of Women Artists. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- "Lilli (née Finzelberg) Wislicenus". ArtNet. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ 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
- 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
Media related to Lilli Wislicenus-Finzelberg at Wikimedia Commons
- More works by Wislicenus @ ArtNet