Anne Marie Telmányi

Anne Marie Frederikke Telmányi née Nielsen (1893–1983) was a Danish painter and writer. In addition to landscapes and mythological subjects, she is remembered in particular for her portraits of important figures of the times. Her writings include a biography of her mother, Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, who was also an artist. Her father was the composer Carl Nielsen and her husband was the Hungarian violinist Emil Telmányi.

Telmányi began playing the violin at a young age and quickly demonstrated her talent. She went on to study at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest and later in Berlin with Carl Flesch. Anne Marie Frederikke Telmányi was an accomplished violinist and teacher who made significant contributions to the classical music world.

Biography Born in Copenhagen on 4 March 1893, Anne Marie Frederikke Nielsen, familiarly known as "Søs", was the daughter of the celebrated composer Carl Nielsen (1865–1931) and his wife, the sculptor Anne Marie Brodersen (1863–1945). She grew up in a home rich in culture as her father composed on the piano and her mother worked in her studio. In her book Mit barndomshjem , she fondly describes how her father frequently played with the three children.

Interested in drawing during her early childhood, Nielsen received her first formal lessons at the art school run by Julie Meldahl and Charlotte Sode. She entered the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1909 when she was only 16 but was sent to a boarding school in England a year later. After returning to the Academy in 1912, she graduated in 1916. The same year she was awarded the Academy's gold medal for a pietà.

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