Louise Danse
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Born2 April 1867
Saint-Gilles, Belgium
Died25 May 1948 (aged 81)
Saint-Gilles
KnownforPainting, etching
SpouseRobert Sand
Louise Danse | |
|---|---|
| Marie-Louise Danse | |
| Born | 2 April 1867 Saint-Gilles, Belgium |
| Died | 25 May 1948 (aged 81) Saint-Gilles |
| Known for | Painting, etching |
| Spouse | Robert Sand |
She was the daughter of the engraver Auguste Danse who was her first teacher. Her sister Marie Danse was also a painter. Her mother was the sister of the painter Constantin Meunier. Louise was a painter but is better known for her etchings, which were published by her husband, the publisher Robert Sand (1876-1936).
Her etching Portrait of Mlle. Dethier, was included in the 1905 book Women Painters of the World.[2]
She became a founding member of the Brussels graphic artist collective L’Estampe in 1906, along with her sister Marie and her husband, who became the group's secretary.