Gerda Wegener
Property from a Swiss Private CollectionGERDA WEGENERDanish1886 - 1940Les femmes fatalessigned and
By Mela Koehler (1885-1960), 1912, Fashion Illustration (Placecard), Published by Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna. #Vienna #WienerWerkstatte #FashionIllustration
Gerda Wegener (1886-1940). Lata 30-te XX w. Kopenhaga
Artist Gerda Marie Fredrikke Gottlieb (15 March 1886 – 28 July 1940
Their love stood the test of time.
les Femmes fatales (The Fatal Women), 1933, Gerda Gottlieb Wegener, Although it's not exactly common today, neither is transgender a pa...
Gerda Wegener, best known for her feminist and lesbian art in the 1920s and '30s, was also married to a trans woman, Lili Elbe.
Gerda Wegener, Portrait of Lili Elbe, 1928 This is now known to be Lili Elbe. It came as a shock to most when it was discovered in 1913 that her husband, Einar Wegener, donned a dress and a wig and proceeded to sit for his wife. This marked the beginning of Einar’s transition into a woman, a journey Gerda not only joined, but continued to be a friend, confidant and support system to Lili.
Fanciful neo-Rococo imagery viewed through an Art Nouveau filter...
Lili Elbe and Gerda Gottlieb by Gerda Gottlieb
Greta Wegener
David Ebershoff traveled to Denmark to uncover the story of transgender pioneer Lili Elbe for his first novel, The Danish Girl, then returned years later when its film adaptation was made.
The Danish Girl tells the story of the painter Einar Wegener, who had the world’s first gender-reassignment surgery and became Lili Elbe. But his wife Gerda had a fascinating life and career of her own
"Two Cocottes with Hats", 1925.
“Carnival, Lily” a portrait of Lili Elbe in Paris by Gerda Wegener, 1928
