Elise Brandes

Elise Brandes (née Rustad, 1873–1918) was a Danish sculptor who specialized in busts.

[1] Brandes was born on 24 July 1873 in Lysaker, Bærum Municipality, in south-eastern Norway.

[1] After marrying Edvard Brandes in 1900, she became associated with the political and cultural elite, several of whom she depicted in her busts.

One of her most notable creations is that of the writer Gustav Wied (1909) with his subtle smile and his devilish look.

Others depict Edvard's elder brother, the scholar Georg Brandes (1907), the actor Johannes Poulsen (1909), the literary historian Vilhelm Andersen (c. 1913) and the Swedish artist Anders Zorn (1917).