Else Meidner
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Biography
Meidner was born in Berlin and studied there between 1918 and 1925 before spending two years in Cologne.[1] In 1927 she married the painter Ludwig Meidner and they emigrated to England in August 1939.[2] There Else Meidner worked as a domestic.[3]
After World War II the couple drifted apart, both emotionally and artistically and Ludwig returned to Germany in 1952 while Else stayed in London.[1][3] In 1951 the Meidner's son, David (born 1929), emigrated to Israel.[2] Else returned to Germany in 1963 to take care of the ailing Ludwig,[3] but eventually returned to London. She died in London.[4]
Career
Else Meidner exhibited in Berlin before fleeing to London, and after the war she exhibited at the Ben Uri Gallery, London; the Galerie Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt; the Matthiesen Gallery, London; the Beaux Arts Gallery, London; and the Leicester Gallery, London.[2]
See also
References
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