Elinborg_Lützen

Elinborg Lützen

Elinborg Lützen

Faroese graphic designer

Elinborg Lützen (1919–1995) was a Faroese graphic designer.

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Born in Klaksvik, Faroe Islands, Lützen trained at the Design School for Women (Tegne- og Kunstindustriskolen for Kvinder) in Copenhagen and studied under the graphic artist Povl Christensen.[1]

Lützen was best known for her black and white woodcut and linocut prints in which she portrayed Faroese nature and magical motifs.[2] She showed her work at group exhibitions in Copenhagen, Reykjavik and Bergen and in 1980 participated in a traveling exhibition of Faroese artists presented in Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Scotland, and Finland.[1] She also illustrated Faroese fairy tales and created designs for several stamps.

Lützen was married to, and later divorced, the Faroese painter Sámal Joensen-Mikines. She died in Tórshavn in 1995.[3]

Several of Lützen's pieces are held by the Listasavn Føroya and the Vejle Museum of Art.[4][5]

Work

Lützen created several designs for Faroese stamps based on fairy tales.

  • "The Beauty With the Veils"
  • "The Beauty With the Veils"
  • "The Prince Who Was Afraid of Girls".
  • "The Glass Sword"
  • "Tiny Elin"
  • "The Boy and the Ox"

References

  1. [1]
    "Elinborg Lützen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Gyldendal - Den Store Danske. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. [2]
    "ELINBORG LÜTZEN - den sort-hvide mester" (in Danish). Nordatlantens Brygge. 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. [3]
    Luihn, Astri (15 May 2003). "Elinborg Lützen (1919 - 1995)". Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Elinborg Lützen". Listasavn Føroya. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Elinborg Lützen Works by the artist in Danish museums". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon. Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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