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Franciska Clausen (7 January 1899 – 5 March 1986) was a Danish painter who was involved in the abstract art movement of the early twentieth century.

Franciska Clausen
Born	(1899-01-07)January 7, 1899 Aabenraa, then in the German Empire
Died	March 5, 1986(1986-03-05) (aged 87) Aabenraa, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Known for	Painting
Movement	Neue Sachlichkeit Cubism Purism Surrealism
Awards	Thorwaldsen Medaillen 1977, The Danish Arts Foundation's Lifetime Honorary Award 1979

Clausen studied at the Die Grossherzogliche sächsische Hochschule für bildende Kunst in Weimar, Germany (1916–17), at the Women's Academy in Munich (1918–19), at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, in Copenhagen, Denmark (1920–21), and under Hans Hofmann at the Hofmann Schule Fur Moderne Kunst in Munich (1921–22). She subsequently sought out private lessons from László Moholy-Nagy, Berlin (Sept. – Dec. 1922), from Alexander Archipenko in Berlin in 1923, and under Fernand Léger in Paris (1924–25).[1] She was inspired by László Moholy-Nagy's Constructionist collages. From 1924 to 1928 in Paris, a cubist style can be seen in her paintings with a base in Léger's 'machine style art'. Between 1924 and 1928, Clausen worked in Paris. In the paintings from this period such as Konstruktiv modellstudie (1925), Contre-Composition (1928), and Komposition (1927), the influence of Léger's machine style is clearly visible.[2] In 1933, she taught at the Tegne- og Kunstindustriskolen for Kvinder (Drawing and applied arts school for women) in Copenhagen. Throughout her career, Clausen passed through most of the stages in the development of modern art, and her paintings show elements of Neue Sachlichkeit, Constructivism, Cubism, Neo-plasticism, Surrealism and Purism, though her greatest influence was Léger.[3]

Involvement in Cercle et carré

Cercle et carré was a short-lived collective of abstract artists founded by Joaquín Torres-García and Michel Seuphor in 1929. Clausen likely joined the group through mutual friends or acquaintances. Though she attended the groups meetings, she did not participate in their theoretical discussions.[4] It is possible that Clausen was uncomfortable at these meetings, as she noted later on in her life that the group possessed, in her words, “some latent misogyny: women were not taken seriously.”[4] She exhibited with the group in their only show, in April 1930.

Exhibitions

• L’Art d’aujourd’hui, 1925
• International Societé Anonyme exhibition, 1926
• Salon des Indépendants, late 1920's
• Stockholm Exhibition, 1930
• Cercle et carré exhibition, April 18–30, 1930
• Solo Exhibition, 1932

See also

• Art of Denmark

Bibliography

• H. Hildebrandt: Die Frau als Künstlerin (Berlin: 1928), p. 148
• Troels Andersen: Franciska Clausen, 1974, ISBN 87-418-3633-2.
• Finn Terman Frederiksen: Franciska Clausen, 1987–88, ISBN 87-982663-1-4 .
• Eva Bræmer-Jensen: Franciska Clausen, 1996, ISBN 87-7269-024-0.

References

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[de] Franciska Clausen

Franciska Clausen, auch Franziska Clausen (* 7. Januar 1899 in Apenrade; † 5. März 1986 ebenda) war eine deutsch-dänische Malerin der Neuen Sachlichkeit, des Kubismus, Purismus und des Surrealismus.

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- [en] Franciska Clausen

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[es] Franciska Clausen

Franciska Clausen (7 de enero de 1899 - 5 de marzo de 1986, Aabenraa, Dinamarca) fue una pintora danesa conocida por ser una pionera de las Vanguardias, entre las que destacan el Surrealismo, el Cubismo, la Nueva objetividad y el Purismo vanguardista, por lo que ocupa un lugar importante en la historia del arte de su país natal.

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[fr] Franciska Clausen

Franciska Clausen, née le 7 janvier 1899 à Aabenraa où elle est morte le 5 mars 1986, est une peintre danoise.

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