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Mar 27, 2024 · The Danish landscape artist Lili Elvenes (1882-1931), born Einar Wegener and better known as Lili Elbe, and her spouse, the Art Deco portrait artist Gerda Wegener (1886-1940), born Gerda Gottlieb, are two of the most well-known individuals in LGBTQ+ history.
Lili Ilse Elvenes (28 December 1882 – 13 September 1931), better known as Lili Elbe, was a Danish painter, transgender woman, and one of the earliest recipients of gender-affirming surgery (then called sex reassignment surgery). [1] [2] She was a painter under her birth name Einar Wegener. [3]
Wegener is known for her fashion illustrations and later her paintings that pushed the boundaries of gender and love of her time. These works were classified as "lesbian erotica" at times and many were inspired by her partner, the transgender woman Lili Elbe. Wegener employed these works in the styles of Art Nouveau and later Art Deco.
- Danish
- March 15, 1886
- Hammelev, Denmark
- July 28, 1940
Wegener is known for her fashion illustrations and later her paintings that pushed the boundaries of her time concerning gender and love. These works were classified as lesbian erotica at times and many were inspired by her partner, transgender painter Lili Elbe. [1] Wegener employed these works in the styles of Art Nouveau and later Art Deco. [1]
The Incredibly True Adventures of Gerda Wegener and Lili Elbe. Gerda Wegener, Cuckoo, 1920. Note the fallen black mask on the floor: it repeats in many of Gerda’s erotic paintings. This is the true story of turn-of-the-century lesbian romance, erotic Deco illustrations rife with harlequins and crinolines, the world’s first male-to-female ...
Lili Elbe was a Danish artist and transgender woman, one of the first people to receive sex reassignment surgery. Born Einar Magnus Andreas Wegener on December 28, 1882 in Vejle, Denmark, Elbe studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, where she met her future wife, Gerda Gottlieb.
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Dec 4, 2023 · The Danish landscape artist Lili Elvenes (1882-1931), born Einar Wegener and better known as Lili Elbe, and her spouse, the Art Deco portrait artist Gerda Wegener (1886-1940), born Gerda Gottlieb, are two of the most well-known individuals in LGBTQ+ history. Their renown within queer history stems from the common myth that Lili Elvenes was the […]
