Emma Meyer - Women decorating porcelain at Den Kgl Porcelansfabrik

Emma Eleonore Meyer (20 August 1859,

Flensburg Flensburg (; Danish language, Danish and ; ; ) is an independent city, independent town in the far north of the Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein. After Kiel and Lübeck, it is the third-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg's ...

— 8 October 1921,

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) was a Danish painter best known for her depictions of

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landscapes. She also produced portraits and flower paintings. Her sister,

Jenny Sophie Meyer Jenny Sophie Meyer (16 April 1866, Frederiksberg – 23 April 1927), known as Jenny Meyer, was a Danish porcelain painter and the sister of painter and graphic artist Emma Meyer. Life and work Jenny Meyer was the daughter of Supreme Court jud ...

, was also a renowned artists, who worked as a porcelain painter at the

Royal Porcelain Factory Royal Copenhagen, officially the Royal Porcelain Factory (), is a Danish manufacturer of porcelain products and was founded in Copenhagen in 1775 under the protection of Danish Dowager Queen Juliane Marie. It is recognized by its factory mark, th ...

. She likely inspired one of Meyer's most recognizable paintings, which depicted women working at the factory.

Biography

Emma Eleonore Meyer was born 20 August 1859 in

, then within the

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. Her father, Fritz Meyer, was a lawyer. Her mother was named Marie Frederikke Dalberg. She began studying art at the drawing and painting school for women, operated by Emilie Mundt and

Marie Luplau Henriette Marie Antonette Luplau (September 7, 1848 – August 16, 1925) was a Danish artist and educator, active in the women's movement. She conducted an art school for women in Copenhagen with her partner, artist Emilie Mundt. Early life and e ...

. Later, she became a student of and

Peder Severin Krøyer Peder Severin Krøyer (; 23 July 1851 – 21 November 1909), also known as P. S. Krøyer, was a Danish painter. Life Growing up and early training Krøyer was born in Stavanger, Norway, on 23 July 1851 to a single mother, Ellen Cecilie Gjes ...

. Much like Foss and his teacher Vilhelm Kyhn, Meyer gravitated towards landscape painting and drew mostly on motifs from the area around

Silkeborg Silkeborg () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025). Efter hjemkomsten

Beginning in 1885, she held numerous showings at the

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. Her painting of women working at the Royal Porcelain Factory was displayed there in 1895, and purchased by the art association. That same year, she participated in the Women's Exhibition in Copenhagen. Shortly after, she was awarded a scholarship from the

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. She made several short trips abroad and, in 1901, received an incentive award from the Frederik Sødring Endowment. In 1916, she was given a lifetime grant from the Louise Ravn-hansen Fund. Meyer died on 8 October 1921 in

and was buried at

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. Like many female artists of her era, Meyer never married.

Gallery

File:Emma Meyer - Syende kvinde ved et vindue med udsigt over Pile Allé.png, ''Syende kvinde ved et vindue med udsigt over Pile Allé'', oil on canvas File:Emma Meyer, Aftenlandskab med køer på marken.png, ''Aftenlandskab med køer på marken'', oil on canvas File:Emma Meyer - Trehøje ved Mols Bjerge - 1883.png, ''Trehøje ved Mols Bjerge'', 1883, oil on canvas File:Emma Meyer - Fiskere i aftensol - 1888.png, ''Fiskere i aftensol'', 1888, oil on canvas File:Emma Meyer - Udsigt fra Frk. Foghs Have i Skjold - 1920.png, ''Udsigt fra Frk. Foghs Have i Skjold'', 1920, oil on canvas

References

External links

More works by Meyer
@ ArtNet {{DEFAULTSORT:Meyer, Emma 1859 births 1921 deaths People from Flensburg 19th-century Danish painters 19th-century Danish women painters 20th-century Danish painters 20th-century Danish women painters