Elsa Nielsen

Elsa Agnete Yvonne Nielsen née Bendixsen (21 September 1923 – 11 October 2011) was a Danish graphic artist.

The grand-daughter of the painter Laurits Tuxen, in 1946 she married the graphic artist Palle Nielsen.

[1][2] Born in Copenhagen, as a child she spent her holidays in the Tuxen's summerhouse in Skagen.

She then attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Vilhelm Lundstrøm, graduating in 1947.

[1][2] Her few recurring motifs include glassware, ancient female busts and, above all, withered flowers.