The Life and Work of Elisabet Ney
by
Emily Fourmy Cutrer
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
The Art of the Woman explores the life of German-born Elisabet Ney, a flamboyant sculptor who transfixed the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer and left the court of the half-mad Ludwig of Bavaria to put down new roots in Texas. Born in 1833, Ney gained notoriety in Europe by sculpting the busts of such...