Elena Gaussen
Encyclopedia
Elena Gaussen is a London
-based portrait painter
. She was divorced from screenwriter and cryptographer Leo Marks
in 2000. Gaussen produces portraits and landscapes in a variety of media including pencil sketches. She painted a portrait of Helene Hanff
during Hanff's 1971 visit to London
, as documented in Hanff's 1973 book The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street. Gaussen's Portrait of the Artist was included in the 1992 Annual Exhibition by the Royal Society of Portrait Painters
. Gaussen illustrated a 1999 book release of Marks's famous poem The Life That I Have
.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-based portrait painter
Portrait painting
Portrait painting is a genre in painting, where the intent is to depict the visual appearance of the subject. Beside human beings, animals, pets and even inanimate objects can be chosen as the subject for a portrait...
. She was divorced from screenwriter and cryptographer Leo Marks
Leo Marks
Leopold Samuel Marks was an English cryptographer, screenwriter and playwright.-Early life:Born the son of an antiquarian bookseller in London, he was first introduced to cryptography when his father showed him a copy of Edgar Allan Poe's story, "The Gold-Bug"...
in 2000. Gaussen produces portraits and landscapes in a variety of media including pencil sketches. She painted a portrait of Helene Hanff
Helene Hanff
Helene Hanff was an American writer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she is best known as the author of the book 84, Charing Cross Road, which became the basis for a stage play, , and film of the same name.- Career :...
during Hanff's 1971 visit to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, as documented in Hanff's 1973 book The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street. Gaussen's Portrait of the Artist was included in the 1992 Annual Exhibition by the Royal Society of Portrait Painters
Royal Society of Portrait Painters
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters is a British association of portrait painters which holds an annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London...
. Gaussen illustrated a 1999 book release of Marks's famous poem The Life That I Have
The Life That I Have
The Life That I Have is a short poem written by Leo Marks and used as a poem code in the Second World War....
.