Elise Blumann b. 16 January 1897

Also known as Elise Schlie, Elise Margot Paula Rudolphina Hulda Bluman
  • 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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spouse of
Dr Arnold Blumann
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parent of
Charles Blumann
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associate of
Paul Cézanne
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associate of
Henri Matisse
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associate of
Max Liebermann
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References [<ExternalResource: Bromfield, David (1984), 'Elise Blumann: Paintings and Drawings 1918-1984', Art Gallery of Western Australia catalogue, Perth, WA.>, <ExternalResource: Polizzotto, Caroline (1988), 'Approaching Elise', Fremantle, WA.>, <ExternalResource: (1986), 'Elise Blumann', Australia Council Archival Film, Quest Films.>]