Elise Blumann b. 16 January 1897

Also known as Elise Schlie
  • Artist (Painter)
A student at the Berlin Academy of Art under German Impressionist Max Liebermann, Blumann fled Nazi Germany in 1938, she and her husband settling in Perth. An advocate of boundary pushing when it came to modern art, Blumann became an important conduit for modernist ideas and attitudes for the Perth Art Group, which she helped found in 1942. An acclaimed painter, Blumann fused her understanding of
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  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
  • University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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  • Blumann, Arnold (spouse of)