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1888 Moss, Norway - 1969 Hovik, Norway. Known for: Cubist, abstract painting.
Charlotte Wankel (12 May 1888 – 2 August 1969) was a Norwegian painter regarded as one of the first Norwegian cubist* and painters of abstract art. Wankel was raised by wealthy parents at the Kambo... Read full biography
Charlotte Wankel (12 May 1888 – 2 August 1969) was a Norwegian painter regarded as one of the first Norwegian cubist* and painters of abstract art. Wankel was raised by wealthy parents at the Kambo estate outside Moss, in Østfold county, Norway. Her father Georg Reinholdt Wankel was a Norwegian... Read full biography
Charlotte Wankel (12 May 1888 – 2 August 1969) was a Norwegian painter regarded as one of the first Norwegian cubist* and painters of abstract art. Wankel was raised by wealthy parents at the Kambo estate outside Moss, in Østfold county, Norway. Her father Georg Reinholdt Wankel was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Her mother was the noted author Sigrid Ring (1870–1955), who was a granddaughter of Norwegian politician Paul Vinsnes. After her father died in 1907, the family... Read full biography
Charlotte Wankel (12 May 1888 – 2 August 1969) was a Norwegian painter regarded as one of the first Norwegian cubist* and painters of abstract art. Wankel was raised by wealthy parents at the Kambo estate outside Moss, in Østfold county, Norway. Her father Georg Reinholdt Wankel was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Her mother was the noted author Sigrid Ring (1870–1955), who was a granddaughter of Norwegian politician Paul Vinsnes. After her father died in 1907, the family moved to Christiania. For three years, she was a student at the art school of Norwegian painter Harriet Backer (1906–09). Upon the advice of Henrik Sørensen, she became a pupil of Henri Matisse from 1910. She spent long periods in Paris and attended the... Read full biography
Charlotte Wankel (12 May 1888 – 2 August 1969) was a Norwegian painter regarded as one of the first Norwegian cubist* and painters of abstract art. Wankel was raised by wealthy parents at the Kambo estate outside Moss, in Østfold county, Norway. Her father Georg Reinholdt Wankel was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Her mother was the noted author Sigrid Ring (1870–1955), who was a granddaughter of Norwegian politician Paul Vinsnes. After her father died in 1907, the family moved to Christiania. For three years, she was a student at the art school of Norwegian painter Harriet Backer (1906–09). Upon the advice of Henrik Sørensen, she became a pupil of Henri Matisse from 1910. She spent long periods in Paris and attended the Pedro Araujo art school (1922–23). She also studied under Fernand Léger and Amédée Ozenfant at the Académie Moderne (1925–29). At... Read full biography
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Charlotte Wankel (12 May 1888 – 2 August 1969) was a Norwegian painter regarded as one of the first Norwegian cubist* and painters of abstract art.
Wankel was raised by wealthy parents at the Kambo estate outside Moss, in Østfold county, Norway. Her father Georg Reinholdt Wankel was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Her mother was the noted author Sigrid Ring (1870–1955), who was a granddaughter of Norwegian politician Paul Vinsnes.
After her father died in 1907, the family moved to Christiania. For three years, she was a student at the art school of Norwegian painter Harriet Backer (1906–09). Upon the advice of Henrik Sørensen, she became a pupil of Henri Matisse from 1910. She spent long periods in Paris and...But wait, there's more...
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