Leis Schjelderup (b. Kristiansand 1856, d. Roskilde 1933)
Young woman in a lilac dress sitting on a bench in the garden. Signed with monogram and dated 88. Oil on canvas. 27×34 cm.
Exhibited: Baroniet (The Barony) Rosendal, Norway, 2004.
Leis Schellerup was related to the Barony Rosendal through family. Her father was Georg Elias Schellerup, a judge in Bergen and a friend of Marcus Gerhard Hoff Rosencrone, who became her patron and helped her economically during the years.
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Paintings & drawings, 4 June 2013