Ursula Benser

Ursula Benser, née Ursula Maria Luise Heuser (1915–2001)^[1] was a German painter and draftsperson.^[2] She worked in pastels, watercolor, and gouache, on paper or canvas.

Ursula Benser
Ursula Benser (1960)
Born	Ursula Maria Luise Heuser (1915-08-01)1 August 1915 Düsseldorf, Germany
Died	2 March 2001(2001-03-02) (aged 85) Domburg, Netherlands
Alma mater	Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Spouse	Walther Benser (m. 1936–2001)
Children	3
Parents	Werner Heuser (father) Mira Sohn-Rethel (mother)

She was born on 1 August 1915 in Düsseldorf, Germany, to parents Mira (née Sohn-Rethel), and painter Werner Heuser.^[3][4] Her brother was Klaus Heinrich Heuser (1909–1994), her maternal grandfather was Karl Rudolf Sohn, and her maternal great-grandfather was Karl Ferdinand Sohn.^[3] In 1936, she was married to photographer, Walther Benser.

References

1. Gersdorff, Dagmar von (1992). Marie Luise Kaschnitz: eine Biographie (in German). Insel. p. 350. ISBN 978-3-458-16342-8.
2. "Ursula Benser peintre allemande". Virtual International Authority File (VIAF). Retrieved 2021-07-29.
3. Böttcher, Kirsten (2016-06-01). "Else Sohn-Rethels Memoiren, Das Turbulente Leben einer Künstlergattin" [Else Sohn-Rethel's Memoirs, The Turbulent Life of an Artist's Wife]. Radio Bayern 2, Kultur. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
4. "Heuser, Werner". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00087222. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Retrieved 2021-07-29.