{"product_id":"13259-elbe-lili-wegener-einar-still-life-1926-original-oil-painting-by-the-danish-girl","title":"Elbe, Lili. [Wegener, Einar.] (1882 - 1931) Still life, 1926 - ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING BY \"THE DANISH GIRL\"","description":"\u003cp style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"description\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eStill life. Signed lower left \"Einar Wegener 1926\". Oil on canvas. 71 x 46 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eGood original condition with small hairlines and superficial scratches, slight bulge to the canvas. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eProvenance: Directly from the artist and hence by descent in the family of the previous owner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eA rare original work by the Danish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e artist, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003etransgender\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003ewoman who was one of the first identifiable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003erecipients of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003esex reassignment surgery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eElbe was born \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eEinar Magnus Andreas Wegener \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eand 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003etransitioning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e in 1930, she made a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003elegal name\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e change to Lili Ilse Elvenes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e and stopped painting altogether. She died from complications of one of her sex reassignment surgeries.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eHer autobiography, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eMan into Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, was posthumously published in 1933 and i\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003en 2000, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eDavid Ebershoff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Danish Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, a fictionalized account of the life of Lili Elbe, which \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003ewas an international bestseller and was translated into a dozen languages. In 2015 it was made into a successful \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003efilm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, also called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Danish Gir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003el\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, produced by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eGail Mutrux\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eNeil LaBute\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e and starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eEddie Redmayne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e as Elbe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093512016031,"sku":"13259","price":12000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Lili_Elbe_Einar_Wegner_Painting_13259a.png?v=1722188515","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/13259-elbe-lili-wegener-einar-still-life-1926-original-oil-painting-by-the-danish-girl","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}