Christel Andrée Julie Louise Brián Schwarck, married Marott (December 6, 1919 in

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) known throughout Denmark as ''Christel'' was a Danish illustrator, painter, and sculptor. Her debut in 1939 was for the weekly magazine ''Søndags-B.T.'' where she remained on contract for life and also worked for magazines in Denmark as well as abroad. She made illustrations for novels and short stories, fashion tips, pattern sheets, vignettes for astrology as well as paper dolls. She illustrated books, a.o. the ''Susy Rødtop'' series by Gretha Stevns and the ''Puk'' series by Lisbeth Werner. She designed a series of porcelain figurines for

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. Christel's drawings were sold as letterheads, in girlfriend books and in a range of other products. She made commercial drawings for several products, designed clothes and shoes under the label ''Christel of Copenhagen''. She sculpted and decorated mannequin dolls for Hindsgaul and in 1971 she designed the decorations and costumes for the

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''. Her drawings were also published as a collectors' items and as pin-ups.Christel og de lang- benede piger - fyens.dk - Fokus
/ref> Christel drew in a very personal style, appealing for both young women and young men; her drawings both erotic and sweet at the same time.Christel
In her opinion she felt that her work was popular because it "contained a large element of fashion and new style at a time when girls looked dreadful in the clothes of the day, as no-one had yet bothered to invent women's everyday fashion". Christel was married to the actor Johannes Marott with whom she had three children; Kasper, Stine and Kim. From 1973 until her death she lived in Rome, Italy.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marott, Christel 1919 births 1992 deaths Danish women illustrators Danish magazine illustrators Danish advertising artists and illustrators Danish children's book illustrators Danish women children's book illustrators 20th-century Danish illustrators 20th-century Danish sculptors 20th-century Danish women sculptors