Charlotte Pothuis
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Born | London, England | 1 April 1867
Died | 24 January 1945 Amsterdam, Netherlands | (aged 77)
Nationality | Dutch |
Other names | Charlotte Boom-Pothuis |
Known for | Painting, Photography |
Spouse | Karel Alexander August Jan Boom |
Charlotte Pothuis (1 April 1867 – 24 January 1945) was a Dutch painter.[1]
Biography
[edit]Pothuis was born on 1 April 1867 in London, England.[2] She studied at the Dagtekenschool voor meisjes (English:Day drawing school for girls) in Amsterdam. She also received instruction from Henriëtte Asscher, Meijer de Haan, Wilhelmina Cornelia Kerlen, Bartol Wilhelm van Laar, and Jan Zürcher.[3] In 1891 she married fellow artist Karel Alexander August Jan Boom (1862-1943).[4] She was a member of the Vereeniging Sint Lucas Amsterdam (Amsterdam Artists Association of Sint Lucas) and the Arti et Amicitiae artist's society.[3] Pothuis' work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[5]
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In June 1896 she opened a photography studio with her colleague Anna Sluijter. They called their studio Dames Sluijter & Boom and it is considered one of the first woman-owned photography studios in Amsterdam.[6][7]
Pothuis died on 24 January 1945, in Amsterdam.[2] Her work is in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.[8]
Gallery
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Stilleven met dode eend, 1917
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Im Café
References
[edit]- ^ "Charlotte Pothuis". AskArt. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Pothuis, Charlotte". Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Charlotte Pothuis". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Charlotte Boom-Pothuis". Stedelijk.nl. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Onze kunst van heden, 1939 -". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Anna Sluijter en Charlotte Boom". Wilhelmina Drucker. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Charlotte Boom-Pothuis". Jewish Virtual Museum. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Zomeravondstemming - Charlotte Boom-Pothuis". Stedelijk.nl. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
External links
[edit]Media related to Charlotte Pothuis at Wikimedia Commons