Else Meidner

Else Meidner (born Else Meyer; 2 September 1901 – 7 May 1987) was a German-Jewish painter.

Else Meidner
Else Meidner in her studio
Born	Else Meyer (1901-09-02)September 2, 1901 Berlin, Germany
Died	May 7, 1987(1987-05-07) (aged 85) London, United Kingdom
Nationality	German-British
Known for	Painting
Spouse	Ludwig Meidner ​ ​ (m. 1927)​

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

• List of German women artists