Louise Danse (1867 – 1948) was a Belgian painter.

Life and work

She was the daughter of the engraver

Auguste Danse Auguste Michel Danse (13 July 1829, Brussels – 2 August 1929, Uccle) was a Belgian engraver and etcher. Biography His father, Mathieu-Joseph Danse, was a merchant. While still very young, he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Brussels ...

who was her first teacher. Her sister Marie Danse was also a painter. Her mother was the sister of the painter

Constantin Meunier Constantin Meunier (; 12 April 1831 – 4 April 1905) was a Belgian Painting, painter and sculpture, sculptor. He made an important contribution to the development of modern art by elevating the image of the industrial worker, docker and mi ...

. Louise was a painter but is better known for her etchings, which were published by her husband, the publisher Robert Sand (1876-1936). Her etching ''Portrait of Mlle. Dethier'', was included in the 1905 book ''

Women Painters of the World ''Women Painters of the World, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413–1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day'', assembled and edited by Walter Shaw Sparrow, is a book that lists an overview of prominent women painters up to 1905, the year of ...

''.
Women painters of the world, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day
', by Walter Shaw Sparrow, The Art and Life Library, Hodder & Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London, 1905 She became a founding member of the Brussels graphic artist collective ''L’Estampe'' in 1906, along with her sister Marie and her husband, who became the group's secretary.

Gallery

File:Louise Danse - Portrait d'Auguste Danse - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - F 33743.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Portrait d'Auguste Danse'',

Royal Library of Belgium The Royal Library of Belgium ( ; ; , abbreviated ''KBR'' and sometimes nicknamed in French or in Dutch) is the national library of Belgium. The library has a history that goes back to the age of the Duke of Burgundy, Dukes of Burgundy. In ...

File:Louise Danse - Jeune fille dessinant - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.III 24015.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Jeune fille dessinant'',

File:Louise Danse - Le géographe - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.II 81406.jpg, Louise Danse, Le géographe,

File:Louise Danse - Hiver (Jardin) - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.V 19433.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Hiver (Jardin)'',

File:Louise Danse - - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.II 88456.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Sans titre'',

File:Louise Danse - Iris - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.II 125320.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Iris'',

File:Louise Danse - Capri (Villa de Tibère) - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.V 19434.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Capri (Villa de Tibère)'',

File:Louise Danse - La fontaine des jardins Borghèse - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.III 8188.jpg, Louise Danse, ''La fontaine des jardins Borghèse'',

File:Louise Danse - Un pélerinage - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.II 54593.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Un pélerinage'',

File:Louise Danse - Portrait de Melle H. Dethier - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.III 41318.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Portrait de Melle H. Dethier'',

File:Louise Danse - Rio di Sant'Angelo - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.IV 85060.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Rio di Sant'Angelo'',

File:Louise Danse - Orchidées - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.II 125319.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Orchidées'',

File:Louise Danse - Santa Maria - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.V 19435.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Santa Maria'',

File:Louise Danse - L'abbaye de la Cambre - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.III 8182.jpg, Louise Danse, ''L'abbaye de la Cambre'',

File:Louise Danse - Piazza Siena, Villa Borghèse, Roma - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.V 19431.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Piazza Siena, Villa Borghèse, Rome'',

File:Louise Danse - Eglise Sainte Gudule à Bruxelles - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.III 8177.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Eglise Sainte Gudule à Bruxelles'',

File:Louise Danse - Le Diable; chimères de Notre-Dame de Paris - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.V 91885.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Le diable; chimères de Notre-Dame de Paris'',

File:Louise Danse - Portrait de Louis Artan, Peintre (1837-1890) - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.III 24630.jpg, Louise Danse, Portrait de Louise Artan, peintre (1837-1890),

File:Louise Danse - Le quadrige de Saint Marc, à Venise - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.V 19430.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Le quadrige de Saint Marc, à Venise'',

File:Louise Danse - Les toits de l'église Sainte Gudule à Bruxelles - Graphic work - Royal Library of Belgium - S.III 8178.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Les toits de l'église Sainte Gudule à Bruxelles'',

File:Portret van een vrouw, Louise Danse, ets, Museum Plantin-Moretus (Antwerpen) - PK MP 08557.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Portrait d'une femme'', Plantin-Moretus Museum, Antwerp File:De lezende vrouw, Louise Danse, ets, Museum Plantin-Moretus (Antwerpen) - PK MP 09084.jpg, Louise Danse, ''Femme lisant'', Plantin-Moretus Museum, Antwerp

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Danse, Louise 1867 births 1948 deaths Painters from Brussels 19th-century Belgian painters 20th-century Belgian painters 20th-century Belgian women painters 19th-century Belgian women painters