Louise Danse

Louise Danse
Native name Marie-Louise Danse
Born (1867-04-02)April 2, 1867
Saint-Gilles
Died May 25, 1948(1948-05-25) (aged 81)
Saint-Gilles
Nationality Belgium
Known for Painting
Etching
Spouse(s) Robert Sand

Louise Danse (1867 – 1948) was a Belgian painter.[1]

Life and work

She was the daughter of the painter Auguste Danse who was her first teacher. Her sister Marie Danse was also a painter. Her mother was the sister of the painter Constantin Meunier. Louise was a painter but is better known for her etchings, which were published by her husband, the publisher Robert Sand (1876-1936).

Her etching Portrait of Mlle. Dethier, was included in the 1905 book Women Painters of the World.[2]

She became a founding member of the Brussels graphic artist collective L’Estampe in 1906, along with her sister Marie and her husband, who became the group's secretary.

Gallery

References

  1. Piette & Rassart-Debergh 2006, pp. 133–134
  2. Women painters of the world, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day, by Walter Shaw Sparrow, The Art and Life Library, Hodder & Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London, 1905

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