Ursula Benser
Ursula Benser, née Ursula Maria Luise Heuser (1915–2001) was a German painter and draftsperson. 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.
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Ursula Benser
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- Name
- Ursula Benser
- Birth Name
- Ursula Maria Luise Heuser
- Born
- 1 August 1915
- Birthplace
- Düsseldorf, Germany
- Died
- 2 March 2001
- Place of death
- Domburg, Netherlands
- Education
- Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
- Spouse
- Walther Benser (m. 1936–2001)
- Full name
- Ursula Maria Luise Heuser.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- painter, draftsperson and architectural drafter.
- Languages
- German.
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Ursula Benser, née Ursula Maria Luise Heuser (1915–2001) was a German painter and draftsperson. 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.
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Her brother was Klaus Heinrich Heuser (1909–1994), her maternal grandfather was Karl Rudolf Sohn, and her maternal great-grandfather was Karl Ferdinand Sohn. In 1936, she was married to photographer, Walther Benser.
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untitled, oil on canvas, 75x95cm, approx. 1959
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• Name — Ursula Benser • Birth Name — Ursula Maria Luise Heuser • Born — 1 August 1915 • Birthplace — Düsseldorf, Germany • Died — 2 March 2001 • Place of death — Domburg, Netherlands • Education — Kunstakademie Düsseldorf • Spouse — Walther Benser (m. 1936–2001) • Children — 3 • Mother — Mira Sohn-Rethel • Father — Werner Heuser
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- 1.Gersdorff, Dagmar von. Marie Luise Kaschnitz: eine Biographie. Insel. 350. 1992. 978-3-458-16342-8.
- 2.Ursula Benser peintre allemande. Virtual International Authority File (VIAF).
- 3.Böttcher, Kirsten. Else Sohn-Rethels Memoiren, Das Turbulente Leben einer Künstlergattin. Radio Bayern 2, Kultur. 2016-06-01.
- 4.Oxford University Press. Heuser, Werner. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. 978-0-19-977378-7.
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