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Ellen Trotzig (5 March 1878 – 6 November 1949) was a Sweden who based herself in Österlen and became known as the "first female painter of Österlen".
She realised that she preferred nature to people and she returned to Sweden she decided to move to the east of the country as she preferred the light and the rugged landscape. Others would eventually follow her lead, but for now she was becoming "the first painter in the East", a title that would be associated with her She took an interest in flowers and she painted portraits including that of Martha Lyzell in 1914 and in time they would live together in her childhood home town of Simrishamn. She would also paint quite dark landscapes dominated by blue, brown and green.
When she died at her home in Simrishamn in 1949 she left instructions that her paintings should be sold in order that a charity could be established. The money is used to support young artists.
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