Bachrach, Elise Wald (1899–1940)

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Bachrach, Elise Wald (1899–1940)

American artist. Born Elise Wald in New York, NY, June 20, 1899; died Mar 8, 1940; attended Horace Mann School; studied painting abroad; married a man named Bachrach.

Had a brief but successful painting career; though she started painting late and died young at age 41, her landscapes and still-lifes were widely exhibited throughout US; lived in Great Neck, Long Island, and maintained a studio in Woodstock, NY.

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