Else Alfelt

>Else Alfelt 2004-11-03T05:04:39Z Dysprosia Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/66.87.14.128|66.87.14.128]] to last version by D6 '''Else Alfelt''' ([[September 16]], [[1910]] - [[August 9]], [[1974]]) was a painter who was born and died in [[Copenhagen]]. She was one of the two women in the [[COBRA (avant-garde movement)|CoBrA]]. She was married to [[Carl-Henning Pedersen]], also a veteran of CoBrA. Alfelt begun her painting career early but never had any formal education in art. She sent art pieces to the yearly show of Danish artists (Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling) beginning in 1929, but was not accepted there until 1936 displaying two [[naturalism|naturalistic]] portraits. Soon after this, her painting style switched over to abstract. In the late [[1940s]] she joined CoBrA. Alfelt's art often uses the shape of [[spiral]]s, [[mountain]]s and [[sphere]]s as an expression of "inner space". Apart from paintings she produced several [[mosaic]] pieces. When she made portraits, her husband would often pose for them. She was awarded the [[Tagea Brandt Rejselegat]] in [[1961]]. ===Internal links=== [[List of Danish painters]] [[Category:1910 births|Alfelt, Else]] [[Category:1974 deaths|Alfelt, Else]] [[Category:Danish painters|Alfelt, Else]]