{"product_id":"13258-elbe-lili-wegner-einar-study-with-small-boat-original-painting-by-the-danish-girl","title":"Elbe, Lili. [Wegner, Einar.] (1882 - 1931) Study with small boat - ORIGINAL PAINTING BY \"THE DANISH GIRL\"","description":"\u003cp style=\"\"\u003eStudy with small boat. Signed Einar Wegener. Oil on cardboard; painted on both sides. 23 x 28 cm.  Provenance: Directly from the artist and hence by descent in the family of the previous owner. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eA rare original work by the Danish artist, a transgender woman who was one of the first identifiable recipients of sex reassignment surgery. Elbe was born Einar Magnus Andreas Wegener and was a successful painter under that name. She also presented as Lili (sometimes spelled Lily) and was publicly introduced as Einar's sister. After successfully transitioning in 1930, she made a legal name change to Lili Ilse Elvenes and stopped painting altogether. She died from complications of one of her sex reassignment surgeries.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eHer autobiography, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eMan into Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e, was posthumously published in 1933 and i\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003en 2000, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eDavid Ebershoff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eThe Danish Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e, a fictionalized account of the life of Lili Elbe, which \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003ewas an international bestseller and was translated into a dozen languages. In 2015 it was made into a successful \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003efilm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e, also called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eThe Danish Gir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003el\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e, produced by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eGail Mutrux\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eNeil LaBute\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e and starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eEddie Redmayne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e as Elbe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093512343711,"sku":"13258","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Lili_Elbe_Einar_Wegner_Painting_13258a.png?v=1722188517","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/13258-elbe-lili-wegner-einar-study-with-small-boat-original-painting-by-the-danish-girl","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}