Dagny Przybyszewska

Dagny Przybyszewska, née Juell (later Juel) (1867–1901)
Norwegian writer, translator. Daughter of Hans L. Juell, sister of Ragnhild Bäckström, married to Stanislaw Przybyszewski. DJP studied music, first in Kristiania and from 1892 in Berlin. Eventually devoted more and more of her time to her writing. Translated her husband’s novel Underveis from German to Norwegian and Sigbjørn Obstfelser’s novella “Sletten” to German. Dagny Przybyszewska was shot in Tblisi in 1901 by Wladyslav Emeryk who committed immediately suicide afterwards. Her two children were adopted by her sister Gudrun Westrup in Sweden. Buried in Tblisi, Georgia. Had her portrait painted by Munch.

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Norsk biografisk leksikon. Dagny Juel (http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Dagny_Juel/utdypning)

Letters and letter drafts (not translated) from Edvard Munch to Dagny Przybyszewska

There are 1 letters and letter drafts for this recipient in the digital archive.

Munchmuseet, MM N 2401. Not dated. «Du ser min Slaphed er meget stor – Jeg har endnu ikke fået sammen Gravurerne enda de ligger på mit Værelse – Nu har jeg forøvrigt ikke alle – f Ex Skrig blot i et Expl. og kan altså ikke sende det – Jeg skal imidlertid nu om et Par Dage se at få sammen hva jeg kan – det er ‹nu›»