Wegener was best known for her fashion illustrations and later her paintings that pushed the boundaries of gender and love of her time.
Lili Ilse Elvenes, better known as Lili Elbe, was a Danish painter and transgender woman, and among the early recipients of sex reassignment surgery.
Wegener died on 28 July 1940, in Frederiksberg, Denmark whereas Lili died In 1931.
Who did Gerda Wegener marry?
Wegener met fellow artist Lili Elbe at a very young age. Lili and Wegener married in 1904.
Just after Lili died In 1931, Wegener married Italian officer, aviator, and diplomat Major Fernando Porta and moved with him to Morocco. Their marriage wasn’t successful as the couple divorced him in 1936 and Wegener returned to Denmark in 1938 for complicated reasons.
Did Lili and Gerda love each other?
Yes. they did love each other, Gerda Wegener went to the extent of introducing her as her cousin when she was dressed in female attire. This was done just to keep them together.