Emma Meyer

Emma Eleonore Meyer (20 August 1859, Flensburg — 8 October 1921, Frederiksberg) was a Danish painter best known for her depictions of Jutlandic landscapes. She also produced portraits and flower paintings.

Biography Emma Eleonore Meyer was born 20 August 1859 in Flensburg, then within the Duchy of Schleswig. Her father, Fritz Meyer, was a lawyer. Her mother was named Marie Frederikke Dalberg. Beginning in 1885, she held numerous showings at the Kunsthal Charlottenborg. Her painting of women working at the Royal Porcelain Factory was displayed there in 1895, and purchased by the art association. That same year, she participated in the Women's Exhibition in Copenhagen. Shortly after, she was awarded a scholarship from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. She made several short trips abroad and, in 1901, received an incentive award from the Frederik Sødring Endowment. In 1916, she was given a lifetime grant from the Louise Ravn-hansen Fund.

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