Anna Maria Elisabeth Lisinska Jerichau-Baumann (21 November 1819 – 11 July 1881) was a Polish-Danish painter. She was married to the sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau.
Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann was born in Żoliborz (French: Joli Bord) a borough of Warsaw.[1] Her father Philip Adolph Baumann (1776–1863), a mapmaker, and her mother, Johanne Frederikke Reyer (1790–1854), were of German extraction.[2]
At the age of nineteen, she began her studies at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf which at the time was one of the most important art centres in Europe and her early subject matter was drawn from Slovak life. She is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. She began exhibiting there and in 1844 attracted public attention for the first time. After she moved to Rome, her paintings were primarily of local life. When Baumann was not travelling, she spent many hours a day in her studio in Rome. She was particularly fond of the Italian painters. Baumann had great success abroad, however, and had a special following in France where she was twice represented at the World Fair in Paris, first in 1867 and again in 1878. In 1852, she exhibited some of her paintings in London, and Queen Victoria requested a private presentation in Buckingham Palace. Among the portraits presented to the Queen was her painting of Hans Christian Andersen, completed in 1850.[3]
The harems of the Ottoman Empireedit
In 1869–1870, Baumann traveled extensively in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, and again in 1874–1875 accompanied by her son Harald. Being a woman, she was able to gain access to the harems of the Ottoman Empire and as a result was able to paint scenes of harem life from personal observation, in contrast to most artists of the time, whose work on this popular subject was entirely derived from the imagination or other artists in the same position as themselves (see Orientalism). Nevertheless, as Roberts[4] points out, she had to curb her desire to paint the women of the harems as Europeans liked to imagine them because they insisted on being painted in the latest Paris fashions.
A fellah woman with her child, 1872
In 1869, she was admitted into the harem of Mustafa Fazil Paşa. She was able to gain entry because of her royal patronage in Denmark and brought with her a letter of introduction from Princess Alexandra of Denmark by then the Princess of Wales. The princess had accompanied her husband (the future Edward VII) on a grand tour which included the Ottoman Empire, earlier that year, and therefore had great influence. But the fact that Mustafa was a liberal in favour of a Western style constitutional government and was a vocal proponent of modernization played an important part in her being granted entry. She was entranced by Mustafa Paşa's daughter Nazlı and wrote home to her husband and children, 'Yesterday I fell in love with a beautiful Turkish Princess'.[4]
Her work from this period is sometimes decorative and frequently sentimental but with a fine sense of colour and lighting.[5] The sensualism in some of these paintings was still considered taboo in some parts of Europe and the Danish art world tried to keep these works out of sight. Until recently, her paintings were kept in museum storerooms in Denmark. The erotic quality in many of her husband's statues may have helped her to disregard this provincialism in spite of the obvious social risks to a woman at the time.[6]
Baumann met her husband, Jens Adolf Jerichau, an art professor, in Rome. They married in 1846 and had nine children, two of whom died in infancy. Of the rest, several became accomplished painters, including Harald Jerichau (1851–1878), who died of malaria and typhus in Rome, and Holger Hvitfeldt Jerichau (1861–1900) who painted primarily impressionistic landscapes. His work earned the favour of the Russian Royal Family whose patronage helped him finance his foreign travels. He was called "a true visionary and talented artist" by the art critics of the time and had many successful exhibitions but, like his older brother, died young at age 41. One of his paintings sold for over $12,000 in 1991.[7] She has several other descendants who are artists and her grandson J.A. Jerichau (1891–1916) was one of Denmark's most talented modernist painters.[6]
^Albert Ellery Berg, (1884), The Drama, Painting, Poetry, and Song, P.F. Collier, New York. digitized by Google.
^ ab"Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon – Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann". www.kvinfo.dk. May 15, 2003.
^Johan de Mylius, (1998), The Life of Hans Christian Andersen. Day By Day.
^ abMary Roberts, Harem Portraiture: Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann and the Egyptian Princess Nazli Hanım – in: Local/global: Women Artists in the Nineteenth Century edited by Deborah Cherry and Janice Helland, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. (2006) ISBN0-7546-3197-4
Nicolaj Bøgh, Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann (Copenhagen 1886).
Sigurd Müller, Nyere dansk Malerkunst, Copenhagen (1884).
Peter Nørgaard Larsen, Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann, Øregaard Museum (1996)
Peter Nørgaard Larsen in: Weilbach, Vol. 4, Copenhagen (1996).
Elisabeth Oxfeldt, (2005), Nordic Orientalism: Paris and the Cosmopolitan Imagination 1800–1900, Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN87-635-0134-1
Sine Krogh og Birgitte Fink, Breve fra London. Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann og den victorianske kunstverden, Ny Carlsbergfondet og Strandberg Publishing (2018)
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Anna Maria Elisabeth Lisinska Jerichau Baumann 21 November 1819 11 July 1881 was a Polish Danish painter She was married to the sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau Elisabeth Jerichau BaumannPhotograph by Rudolph Striegler c 1870BornAnna Maria Elisabeth Lisinska Baumann21 November 1819Warsaw Congress PolandDied11 July 1881 1881 07 11 aged 61 Copenhagen DenmarkNationalityPolish DanishEducationDusseldorf RomeKnown forPaintingNotable workMermaidPatron s Queen Louise of Denmark Contents 1 Early life and career 2 The harems of the Ottoman Empire 3 Personal life 3 1 Children 4 Selected works 4 1 Drawings 5 Written works 6 See also 7 References 8 Bibliography 9 External linksEarly life and career editElisabeth Jerichau Baumann was born in Zoliborz French Joli Bord a borough of Warsaw 1 Her father Philip Adolph Baumann 1776 1863 a mapmaker and her mother Johanne Frederikke Reyer 1790 1854 were of German extraction 2 At the age of nineteen she began her studies at the Kunstakademie Dusseldorf which at the time was one of the most important art centres in Europe and her early subject matter was drawn from Slovak life She is associated with the Dusseldorf school of painting She began exhibiting there and in 1844 attracted public attention for the first time After she moved to Rome her paintings were primarily of local life When Baumann was not travelling she spent many hours a day in her studio in Rome She was particularly fond of the Italian painters Baumann had great success abroad however and had a special following in France where she was twice represented at the World Fair in Paris first in 1867 and again in 1878 In 1852 she exhibited some of her paintings in London and Queen Victoria requested a private presentation in Buckingham Palace Among the portraits presented to the Queen was her painting of Hans Christian Andersen completed in 1850 3 The harems of the Ottoman Empire editIn 1869 1870 Baumann traveled extensively in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East and again in 1874 1875 accompanied by her son Harald Being a woman she was able to gain access to the harems of the Ottoman Empire and as a result was able to paint scenes of harem life from personal observation in contrast to most artists of the time whose work on this popular subject was entirely derived from the imagination or other artists in the same position as themselves see Orientalism Nevertheless as Roberts 4 points out she had to curb her desire to paint the women of the harems as Europeans liked to imagine them because they insisted on being painted in the latest Paris fashions nbsp A fellah woman with her child 1872 In 1869 she was admitted into the harem of Mustafa Fazil Pasa She was able to gain entry because of her royal patronage in Denmark and brought with her a letter of introduction from Princess Alexandra of Denmark by then the Princess of Wales The princess had accompanied her husband the future Edward VII on a grand tour which included the Ottoman Empire earlier that year and therefore had great influence But the fact that Mustafa was a liberal in favour of a Western style constitutional government and was a vocal proponent of modernization played an important part in her being granted entry She was entranced by Mustafa Pasa s daughter Nazli and wrote home to her husband and children Yesterday I fell in love with a beautiful Turkish Princess 4 Her work from this period is sometimes decorative and frequently sentimental but with a fine sense of colour and lighting 5 The sensualism in some of these paintings was still considered taboo in some parts of Europe and the Danish art world tried to keep these works out of sight Until recently her paintings were kept in museum storerooms in Denmark The erotic quality in many of her husband s statues may have helped her to disregard this provincialism in spite of the obvious social risks to a woman at the time 6 Personal life edit nbsp Painting of Hans Christian Andersen reading to some of the painter s children 1862 Baumann met her husband Jens Adolf Jerichau an art professor in Rome They married in 1846 and had nine children two of whom died in infancy Of the rest several became accomplished painters including Harald Jerichau 1851 1878 who died of malaria and typhus in Rome and Holger Hvitfeldt Jerichau 1861 1900 who painted primarily impressionistic landscapes His work earned the favour of the Russian Royal Family whose patronage helped him finance his foreign travels He was called a true visionary and talented artist by the art critics of the time and had many successful exhibitions but like his older brother died young at age 41 One of his paintings sold for over 12 000 in 1991 7 She has several other descendants who are artists and her grandson J A Jerichau 1891 1916 was one of Denmark s most talented modernist painters 6 Children edit Thorald Harald Adolph Carol Lorentz 1848 Marie 1850 Harald 1851 Caroline Elisabeth Nanny 1853 Louise 1859 Sophie Dagmar Elisabeth 1859 Holger Hvitfeldt 1861 2 Selected works editMain article List of works by Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann Title Medium Date Collection Dimensions Image Jens Adolf Jerichau oil on canvas 1846 National Gallery of Denmark 94 cm 142 cm nbsp Mother Denmark oil on canvas 1851 Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek 119 cm 149 cm nbsp A young girl reads out the Bible the grandparents listen devoutly oil on canvas 1854 Private collection 34 cm 42 cm nbsp A Wounded Danish Soldier oil on canvas 1865 National Gallery of Denmark 107 cm 142 5 cm nbsp An Egyptian Fellah Woman with her Baby oil on canvas 1873 National Gallery of Denmark 98 5 cm 129 2 cm nbsp Mermaid oil on canvas 1873 Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek 98 cm 126 cm nbsp An Egyptian Pot Seller at Gizeh oil on canvas 1876 78 National Gallery of Denmark 92 cm 114 cm nbsp Drawings edit Portrait of Jenny Lind 1845 19x21 5 Pencil A child Titi 1856 Gouache paper An Angel 1857 Watercolour pencil paper Damenportrait 1859 19x13 Ink Portraet af egyptisk kvinde or Portrait of an Egyptian fellah woman holding a wine jug dated Cairo 1870 With Baraset House Fine Art Hojtlaesning ved sygelejet 1878 11 5x19 Ink Hojtlaesning ved sygelejet 1878 11 5x19 Ink paper Havfrue 21x31 Pencil paper Adam og Eva 32x21 Pencil paper Dameportraet Pencil paper Portraet af Johanne Luise Heiberg 8x6Ink pen Lille dreng med bog 31x21 Pencil paperWritten works editElisabeth Jerichau Baumann wrote two books about her life Ungdomserindringer Youthful Memories 1874 Brogede rejsebilleder Motley Travel Pictures Copenhagen 1881 See also editArt of Denmark Mermaid Jerichau Baumann References edit Albert Ellery Berg 1884 The Drama Painting Poetry and Song P F Collier New York digitized by Google a b Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann www kvinfo dk May 15 2003 Johan de Mylius 1998 The Life of Hans Christian Andersen Day By Day a b Mary Roberts Harem Portraiture Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann and the Egyptian Princess Nazli Hanim in Local global Women Artists in the Nineteenth Century edited by Deborah Cherry and Janice Helland Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2006 ISBN 0 7546 3197 4 Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann a b Paper in the John L Loeb Jr Danish Art Collection Archived from the original on October 4 2011 Retrieved June 12 2008 Holger Hvitfeldt Jerichau 1861 1900 Well listed Danish artist obro artgallery com Bibliography editNicolaj Bogh Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann Copenhagen 1886 Sigurd Muller Nyere dansk Malerkunst Copenhagen 1884 Peter Norgaard Larsen Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann Oregaard Museum 1996 Peter Norgaard Larsen in Weilbach Vol 4 Copenhagen 1996 Elisabeth Oxfeldt 2005 Nordic Orientalism Paris and the Cosmopolitan Imagination 1800 1900 Museum Tusculanum Press ISBN 87 635 0134 1 Sine Krogh og Birgitte Fink Breve fra London Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann og den victorianske kunstverden Ny Carlsbergfondet og Strandberg Publishing 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann Source Source Source Retrieved from https en wikipedia org 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