Elinborg Lützen

Elinborg Lützen (26 July, 1919 - 22. November, 1995) from Klaksvík, Faroe Islands was a Faroese graphical artist. Actually, she was the first professional Faroese with linocuts.

Elinborg Lützen at the age of 18. Bust by Janus Kamban 1937.

Stamps[edit]

Six works by Elinborg Lützen were on Faroese stamps 1984. The set is about Faroese fairy tales, and every child in the Faroes knows her illustrations for the fairy tales' collection by the writer Hans Andrias Djurhuus in several volumes.

FR 100: "The Beauty With the Veils".
FR 101: "The Beauty With the Veils" (# 2).
FR 102: "The Prince Who Was Afraid of Girls".
FR 103: "The Glass Sword".
FR 104: "Tiny Elin".
FR 105: "The Boy and the Ox".