Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven1874 — 1927

A living collage

Self-portrait as a dancer, 1920

A living collage

Born onJuly 12, 1874
Died onJanuary 15, 1927
Country of birthGermany
Worked inUnited States
movementsDada
subjectsBadass Female Artists

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Enduring Ornament

Enduring Ornament

"God"

"God"

Claude McKay and Baroness von Freytag

Claude McKay and Baroness von Freytag

Self-portrait as a dancer

Self-portrait as a dancer

"If I am not grotesque I am nothing"

Aubrey Beardsley

There is no God — only Truth

Piet Mondrian Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

A quiet boy paints cats in a new style

Hishida Shunsō

Fiercely independent lesbian paints Paris in shades of gray

Romaine Brooks 2000

The artists of Dada

Man Ray

Portrait of Man Ray

Man Ray

Humor, sex, and a new camera

Marcel Duchamp

Portrait of Marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp

Giving art a cheerful middle finger

Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

Portrait of Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

A living collage

Hannah Höch

Portrait of Hannah Höch

Hannah Höch

Dissecting the 'new woman' through collage

Max Ernst

Portrait of Max Ernst

Max Ernst

Trauma and displacement birth surrealism