Charlotte Pothuis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charlotte Pothuis
Born(1867-04-01)1 April 1867
London, England
Died24 January 1945(1945-01-24) (aged 77)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Other namesCharlotte Boom-Pothuis
Known forPainting, Photography
SpouseKarel 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 [nl] (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]

Dames Sluijter & Boom advertisement 1896

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[edit]

  • Stilleven met dode eend, 1917
    Stilleven met dode eend, 1917
  • Im Café
    Im Café

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Charlotte Pothuis". AskArt. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Pothuis, Charlotte". Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Charlotte Pothuis". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Charlotte Boom-Pothuis". Stedelijk.nl. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Onze kunst van heden, 1939 -". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Anna Sluijter en Charlotte Boom". Wilhelmina Drucker. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Charlotte Boom-Pothuis". Jewish Virtual Museum. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Zomeravondstemming - Charlotte Boom-Pothuis". Stedelijk.nl. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Pothuis&oldid=1187554089"