Marie van Regteren Altena

Marie van Regteren Altena (1868–1958) was a Dutch painter known for her still lifes.

Marie van Regteren Altena
Born(1868-12-28)28 December 1868
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died6 July 1958(1958-07-06) (aged 89)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Other namesMaria Engelina van Regteren Altena
Known forPainting
Theetijd

Biography

Altena was born on 28 December 1868 in Amsterdam. She studied at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts).[1] She studied with Geo Poggenbeek and Gerard Overman.[2] She was a member of the Amsterdamse Joffers.[3] She was also a member of the Vereeniging Sint Lucas Amsterdam (Amsterdam Artists Association of Sint Lucas) and the Arti et Amicitiae artist's society. Altena was influenced by the work of the French painters Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, and Édouard Manet.[4]

Altena's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[5]

Her work is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum[6] and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.[2]

Altena died on 6 July 1958, in Amsterdam.[1]

References
  1. "Marie van Regteren Altena". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. "Marie van Regteren Altena (1868-1958)". Stedelijk Museum Schiedam (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. Regteren Altena, Maria Engelina van. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00150132. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Retrieved 16 September 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. "Persoonlijkheden in het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in woord en beeld". Resources Huygens ING. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. "Onze kunst van heden, 1939 -". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  6. "Portret van een meisje, Marie van Regteren Altena, 1878 - 1958". Rijksmuseum (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 September 2020.


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