Louise Danse
| Louise Danse | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Marie-Louise Danse |
| Born |
April 2, 1867 Saint-Gilles |
| Died |
May 25, 1948 (aged 81) Saint-Gilles |
| Nationality | Belgium |
| Known for |
Painting Etching |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Sand |
Louise Danse (1867 – 1948) was a Belgian painter.[1]
Life and work
She was the daughter of the painter Auguste Danse who was her first teacher. Her sister Marie Danse was also a painter. Her mother was the sister of the painter Constantin Meunier. Louise was a painter but is better known for her etchings, which were published by her husband, the publisher Robert Sand (1876-1936).
Her etching Portrait of Mlle. Dethier, was included in the 1905 book Women Painters of the World.[2]
She became a founding member of the Brussels graphic artist collective L’Estampe in 1906, along with her sister Marie and her husband, who became the group's secretary.
Gallery
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Portrait of Mlle. Dethier
References
- ↑ Piette & Rassart-Debergh 2006, pp. 133–134
- ↑ Women painters of the world, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day, by Walter Shaw Sparrow, The Art and Life Library, Hodder & Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London, 1905
Bibliography
- Piette, Valérie; Rassart-Debergh, Marguerite (2006). "Danse, Louise". In Gubin, Éliane. Dictionnaire des femmes belges: XIXe et XXe siècles [Dictionary of Belgian women: nineteenth and twentieth centuries] (in French). Brussels: Éditions Racine. pp. 133–134. ISBN 2-87386-434-6.
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