Elise Konstantin-Hansen

Elise Konstantin-Hansen (1858–1946) was a Danish painter and ceramist. She developed her own naturalistic style, often painting sea birds, animals, plants and beach scenes.

Early life and education

Konstantin-Hansen was born in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen on 4 May 1858. She was the daughter of the Golden Age painter Carl Christian Constantin Hansen and his wife Magdelene Barbara Købke. She changed the spelling of her name to Konstantin-Hansen in 1908. and was instructed by Christen Dalsgaard and Laurits Tuxen before studying in Paris in 1886. In 1917, she also exhibited at the Danish Art Trade show (Dansk Kunsthandel) and at the 1920 Women's Retrospective Exhibition (Kvindelige kunstneres retrospektive udstilling).

Selected paintings

Written works Minder og Oplevelser (1929) Små kapitler af et langt liv (1935) Samliv med dansk Kunst (1937) Erindringsbillede af Constantin Hansen (1936)