Elisabeth (Elise) Zénaide Arnberg (11 November 1826 – 6 September 1891), was a Swedish
miniaturist and photographer. She is foremost known for her portrait miniatures on
ivory
Ivory is a hard, white material from the tusks (traditionally from elephants) and Tooth, teeth of animals, that consists mainly of dentine, one of the physical structures of teeth and tusks. The chemical structure of the teeth and tusks of mamm ...
, but was also active as a photographer. She worked in water colors,
gouache
Gouache (; ), body color, or opaque watercolor is a water-medium paint consisting of natural pigment, water, a binding agent (usually gum arabic or dextrin), and sometimes additional inert material. Gouache is designed to be opaque. Gouach ...
and
Crayon
A crayon (or wax pastel) is a stick of pigmented wax used for writing or drawing. Wax crayons differ from pastels, in which the pigment is mixed with a dry binder (material), binder such as gum arabic, and from oil pastels, where the binder is a ...
. She frequently exhibited in Stockholm and her work is represented at the ''
Nationalmuseum
Nationalmuseum is the List of national galleries, national gallery of fine arts of Sweden, located on the peninsula Blasieholmen in central Stockholm.
The museum's operations stretch far beyond the borders of Blasieholmen, including the Natio ...
''.
She was the daughter of the metalartist Eric Talén and Henrietta Engelbrecht and married the photographer Thure Arnberg (d. 1866) in 1859. She was a student of
August Malmström
Johan August Malmström (14 October 1829 – 18 October 1901) was a Swedish painter. As an artist, he was known for his country motifs often featuring children. His most widely recognized work is ''Grindslanten'' (1885) featuring a typical ...
and
Anders Lundquist. Elise Arnberg lived in
Falun
Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabit ...
during her marriage, but otherwise spent her life in Stockholm.
References
* Svenskt konstnärslexikon del I, Allhems Förlag, Malmö Libris 8390296
Further reading
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External links
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1826 births
1891 deaths
19th-century Swedish painters
19th-century Swedish photographers
Swedish painters
Swedish photographers
19th-century Swedish women photographers
19th-century Swedish women painters