Ernestine Friedrichsen

Ernestine Friedrichsen (29 June 1824, Danzig - 21 July 1892, Düsseldorf) was a German genre painter; primarily of family scenes.

A Child of Joy
A Merry Crew

Biography

Little is known about her early life. In the 1850s, she took private art lessons in Düsseldorf with Marie Wiegmann; focusing on portrait painting. Later, she studied with Wilhelm Sohn and learned genre painting from Rudolf Jordan.[1]

She made numerous study trips, to Holland, Belgium, England and Italy, as well as to places within Germany, such as Holstein, Bavaria and Masuria, which she found especially amenable as a source of inspiration. The January Uprising and the Jewish communities in Poland were also recurring motifs in her work.

Her first showing came in 1861 at an academic exhibition in Dresden. After that, she took part in various exhibitions of the Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen. She maintained a private studio in Düsseldorf from 1867 until her death.[2]

She was also a member of the Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen, an association of female artists. In 1884, Kaiser Wilhelm I purchased her painting, "Sommerlust". By that time, her works had become collectors' items outside of Germany.[3] Eventually, she exhibited in Dresden, Berlin, Munich and Hamburg.

References
  1. Bettina Baumgärtel, Sabine Schroyen, Lydia Immerheiser, Sabine Teichgröb: "Verzeichnis der ausländischen Künstler und Künstlerinnen. Nationalität, Aufenthalt und Studium in Düsseldorf". In: Bettina Baumgärtel (Ed.): Die Düsseldorfer Malerschule und ihre internationale Ausstrahlung 1819–1918. Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86568-702-9, Vol.1, pg.430
  2. Adreß-Buch der Oberbürgermeisterei Düsseldorf 1889
  3. Images of Prayer, Politics, and Everyday Life from the Harry and Branka Sondheim Jewish Heritage Collection.

Further reading
  • "Friedrichsen, Ernestine". In: Hermann Alexander Müller: Biographisches Künstler-Lexikon. Die bekanntesten Zeitgenossen auf dem Gebiet der bildenden Künste aller Länder mit Angabe ihrer Werke. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1882, pg.186.
  • Ariane Neuhaus-Koch (Ed.): Dem Vergessen entgegen. Frauen in der Geistesgeschichte Düsseldorfs. Lebensbilder und Chroniken. Ahasvera-Verlag, Neuss 1989, ISBN 3-927720-01-1, pgs.35–36.
  • "Friedrichsen, Ernestine". In: Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. Die Bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker. Vol.45. Saur, München, Leipzig 2005, pg.177.
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