Ursula Benser

Ursula Benser
Ursula Benser (1960)
Born
Ursula Maria Luise Heuser

(1915-08-01)1 August 1915
Düsseldorf, Germany
Died2 March 2001(2001-03-02) (aged 85)
Domburg, Netherlands
Alma materKunstakademie Düsseldorf
SpouseWalther Benser (m. 1936–2001)
Children3
Parents

Ursula Benser, née Ursula Maria Luise Heuser (1915–2001)[1] was a German painter and draftsperson.[2] She worked in pastels, watercolor, and gouache, on paper or canvas.

She was born on 1 August 1915 in Düsseldorf, Germany, to parents Mira (née Sohn-Rethel), and painter Werner Heuser.[3][4] Her brother was Klaus Heinrich Heuser (1909–1994), her maternal grandfather was Karl Rudolf Sohn, and her maternal great-grandfather was Karl Ferdinand Sohn.[3] In 1936, she was married to photographer, Walther Benser.

References

  1. ^ Gersdorff, Dagmar von (1992). Marie Luise Kaschnitz: eine Biographie (in German). Insel. p. 350. ISBN 978-3-458-16342-8.
  2. ^ "Ursula Benser peintre allemande". Virtual International Authority File (VIAF). Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  3. ^ a b Böttcher, Kirsten (2016-06-01). "Else Sohn-Rethels Memoiren, Das Turbulente Leben einer Künstlergattin" [Else Sohn-Rethel's Memoirs, The Turbulent Life of an Artist's Wife]. Radio Bayern 2, Kultur. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  4. ^ "Heuser, Werner". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00087222. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
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