{"product_id":"19716-elbe-lili-wegner-einar-copenhagen-studio-ca-1900","title":"Elbe, Lili. [Wegner, Einar.] (1882–1931) Copenhagen Studio, ca. 1900","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e'From my Studio. Kastelsvej Copenhagen.' Signed lower left \"Einar Wegener.\"  Oil on canvas.  23 x 25 inches (58 x 64 cm).  \u003cspan\u003eCrackling throughout, extra canvas mounted loosely on the reverse. Overall fine condition. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rare original work by the Danish artist, a transgender woman who was one of the first identifiable recipients of gender affirming 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 gender affirming surgeries.  Her autobiography, \u003ci\u003eMan into Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, was posthumously published in 1933 and in 2000, David Ebershoff wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Danish Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, a fictionalized account of the life of Lili Elbe, which was an international bestseller and was translated into a dozen languages. In 2015 it was made into a successful film, also called \u003ci\u003eThe Danish Gir\u003c\/i\u003el, produced by Gail Mutrux and Neil LaBute and starring Eddie Redmayne as Elbe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093725794463,"sku":"19716","price":15000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/19716_Lili_Elbe_Studio_Painting_1.png?v=1722189931","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/19716-elbe-lili-wegner-einar-copenhagen-studio-ca-1900","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}