Elsa Thoresen - Artist Info

About Elsa Thoresen

  • Biography

    Elsa Thoresen, born in the United States to Norwegian parents, studied in Oslo and Brussels before settling in Denmark. She was part of the Danish surrealists and had a close friendship with Rita Kernn-Larsen. Thoresen participated in international exhibitions, such as the Surrealism Exhibition in Paris in 1938. After divorcing Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen in 1953, she moved to the United States with her two children.

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