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The 20th Century (Europe)

By cjohnson#1

  • Ellen Trotzig (Swedish Artist)

    Ellen Trotzig (Swedish Artist)
    Ellen Trotzig is often called ‘Österlens första målarinna’ (the first female painter of Österlen). She was one of the earliest artists who took her inspiration from the nature of Österlen, in Scania, and its much noted light.
    Ellen Trotzig was born in Malmö in 1878. Her family left Malmö when she was five years old to settle in Simrishamn where her father, Johann Wilhelm Trotzig, had been appointed postmaster.

  • Margaret Gere (British Artist)

    Margaret Gere (British Artist)
    Painter, often working in tempera. Born in Lemington Spa, Warwickshire, sister of Charles March Gere (q.v.). Studied under him at Birmingham School of Art from 1897 and was, with him, an original member of the Birmingham School of Painters and Craftsmen. Studied Italian painting in Florence in 1901, copying works by Piero della Francesca. Studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, 1905, and was a friend of Ethel Walker (q.v.) and Virginia Woolf.