Barbara Elisabeth van Houten
Barbara Elisabeth van Houten | |
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| Born | 8 April 1863 Groningen, Netherlands |
| Died | 27 May 1950 (aged 87) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Painting |
Barbara Elisabeth van Houten (8 April 1863 – 27 May 1950) was a Dutch painter.
Biography
[edit]Houten was born in Groningen and studied at the École du Louvre in Paris before finishing her studies under August Allebé at the Rijksacademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam.[1] She was the niece of Sientje Mesdag-van Houten who gave her advice on her studies.[1]
Besides oil paintings she is also known for etchings and was a member of the short-lived Dutch Etcher's Club (1885-1896).[1] Houten exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[2]
Her painting Girl in a Chair was included in the 1905 book Women Painters of the World.[3]
Houten died in The Hague.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Barbara Elisabeth van Houten in the RKD
- ^ Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Women painters of the world, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day, by Walter Shaw Sparrow, The Art and Life Library, Hodder & Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London, 1905
External links
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Media related to Barbara Elisabeth van Houten at Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara van Houten on artnet
- Barbara van Houten on RKD
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