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1893 Exposition
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Belgian Women Painters
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Berthe Art
Euphrosina
Beernaert
Marie
de
Bièvre
Nathalie de Bourtzoff
Sophie de Bourtzoff
Marie Collart
Marguerite Dielman
Hélène
Gevers
Louise Heger
Louise de Hem
Fanny Laumans
Georgette Meunier
Camille van Mulders
Félicie Ransy-Putzeys
Emma Alice Ronner
Augusta
Rozsmann
Emma de Vigne
Juliette Wytsman
Berthe Art
(1857 - 1934)
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Purple Wildflowers
in a Brass |
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Still Life --representative work |
Still
Life with Fruit--It is unclear which |
Grapes (image unavailable)--exhibited
in Women's Building, 1893 Exposition.
Berthe Art was born in Brussels and briefly studied art in Paris under A. Stevens. Known primarily for her still life pastels and portraits, she exhibited regularly in London, Paris, and Munich.Floral Still Life
Still Life with Lemons
Still Life with Chinese Lanterns
House Concert
Chrysanthemums
Euphrosine
Beernaert (1831 - 1901)

In de duinen te Domburg, Walcheren (1873)--
representative work

Autumn
Evening--exhibited in
the Women's Building, 1893 Exposition

Entrance to the Convent
[L'entrée
du couvent de Schilde]--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
Euphrosine Beernaert, born in Ostend, was a largely self-taught artist though she received advice from E. de Schampheleer, Théodore Fourmois, P. L. Kuhnen, and others and studied the masters in museums in Belgium, Holland, Norway, and Germany. Her work was widely recognized and she was given the Order of Leopold by the King of the Belgians in 1881. Her brother, Auguste Beernaert, was the Minister of State.
Marie De
Bièvre (1865 -
1940)
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Still Life with Assorted Flowers and Peaches |
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Still Life with Roses and Lillies-- |

Freuchte Still Eben (Fruit Still Life)--representative work
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Peonies in a
Vase with Vegetables in a Bowl
on a Table--representative work
Peaches (image unavailable)--exhibited in
Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition;
Accessories (porcelains) (image
unavailable)--
exhibited in Women's Building, 1893 Exposition.
Marie de Bièvre was a still life painter who exhibited in Paris, Berlin, and Munich and was co-founder of a group of artists named “Voorwaarts.Still Life with Flowers
An Interior
A Still Life with Peonies in an Urn and Rhododendrons on a Ledge below
Nathalie de Bourtzoff (
?? - ?? )
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Cabinet d'un savant (1875 )--
representative work
Hors de
Combat (image unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
Nathalie de Bourtzoff and her sister Sophie were Belgian artists. No other information is available online.
Sophie de Bourtzoff (
?? - ?? )

Garçon
au bonnet (1891)--
representative work
The
Orphan (image unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
Sophie de Bourtzoff and her sister Nathalie were Belgian artists. No other information is available online.
Marie Collart-Henrotin (1842 - 1911)
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Borgere--representative
work |
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Landscape--representative
work |

Der Treue
Hund--representative work
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Vachere--representative
work |
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Snow--representative
work |
Spring of Schavues
(image unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition;
A Farm (image
unavailable) --exhibited in
the Women's Building, 1893 Exposition.
A painter of figures and animals, Marie Collart-Henrotin was born in Brussels and known as the "Flemish Rosa Bonheur," but she also painted plein-air idyllic scenes associated with the countryside of Brabant. She studied with L. Chabry, Alfred Stevens, and Alfred Verwée. "Henrotin" was her married name.
Marguerite Dielman (
1865 - 1942 )

Huile sur toile--
representative work
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Fruit
-- This may or may not be the painting
exhibited in the Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
Marguerite Dielman was the daughter of a Brussels' police commisaire. She studied with Levesque (Nivelles), Portaels, and others. No other information is available online.

Young
Girl with a Yellow Hat Holding a
Flowering Twig (1893)--representative work

Arab
Merchant--exhibited in
Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
A Future
Poet (image unavailable)--exhibited
in the Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
Hélène Gevers was associated with Antwerp where she often exhibited her portraits and still life paintings. No other information is available online.
Louise Héger

Coastal Landscape--representative work
Banks of the Ourthe River (image
unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
A painter of landscapes, marines, and genre scenes, Louise Héger was born in Brussels and studied art with P. Lauters and A. Stevens. No other information is available online.
Louise (Marie Antoinette) de Hem (Lebbe)

A Country Girl--representative work

Reclining Beauty with Basket of Flowers-
representative work
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The Sexton
[© Stedelijk Museum Ieper]
--exhibited in the Fine Arts
Palace, 1893 Exposition

Return of a Procession in Flanders
[© Stedelijk Museum Ieper]
exhibited in Women's Building,
1893 Exposition
Because women were not admitted to Belgian art academies, Louise de Hem was first trained by her artist brother-in-law, Théodore Ceriez, and then in Paris at the Académie Julian. In her hometown of Ypres and later in Vorst, she became successful as a portrait, genre, and still-life painter, often exhibiting in Paris and London. She married Frédéric Lebbe, an engineer, in 1908 and was knighted in 1911.Biography plus 4 images
(late 19th century)
Fanny Laumans
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Confrontation--representative work
While Awaiting the Artist (image unavailable)--
exhibited in Women's Building, 1893 Exposition
Fanny Laumans was a Belgian artist. No other information is available online.
Georgette Meunier
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Chinoiseries--representative work
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Orchids--representative work
The Mandolin
(image unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exhibition;
Souvenirs of a
Bride (image unavailable)--
exhibited in Women's Building, 1893 Exposition.
Born in Brussels, Georgette Meunier came from a family of artists. Her father, Jean-Baptiste Meunier, was a well-known engraver, her brother Henri was a painter and etcher, and her uncle was the famous sculptor Constantin Meunier. She studied art with her father and with Alfred Stevens in Paris and was known for her still-life paintings, interiors, and genre scenes.
Camille (Triest) Van
Mulders
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Bouquet
of Flowers in a Vase--
representative work
Carnations (image unavailable)--exhibited
in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition;
Geraniums (image unavailable)--exhibited
in Women's Building, 1893 Exposition.
Camille van Mulders studied art with Hubert Bellis and Jean François Portaels. No other information is available online.
Félicie Ransy-Putzeys

Landscape--representative
work
Immortelles (image unavailable)--exhibited
in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
Primroses and Oranges (image unavailable)--
exhibited in Women's Building, 1893 Exposition
Félicie Ransy-Putzeys, associated with Liège, was a painter of still lifes and landscapes who studied with W. Roelofs. Her sister, Mariette Romiée, was also a painter. No other information is available online.
Alice (Emma Henriette) Ronner

[Title unknown]--representative
work
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Irises--representative
work
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Still
Life with Game and Lobster on a Marble Table
--representative work
The
Heron (image unavailable)--exhibited
in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
Still-life painter Alice Ronner was born in Brussels and studied art with her artist-mother Henriette Ronner. No other information is available online.
Augusta Roszmann

Mere--representative
work
Portrait of Mlle. D.
(image unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
Augusta Roszmann was a Belgian artist. No other information is available online.
Emma de Vigne
(1850 - 1898)
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Self-portrait
1894--
representative work

Bouquet of Lilacs--representative work
Flowers (image unavailable)--exhibited
in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
Emma de Vigne was a still-life and portrait painter born in Gent to a family of artists. Her grandfather Ignace was a decorative artist; her father Pierre and her brother Paul were sculptors, as was her brother-in-law Gérard van der Linden; her uncles Félix (with whom she studied) and Edouard were painters, as were her sisters Louise and Malvina Maria.
Juliette (Henriette Trullemans) Wytsman
(1866 - 1925)

Ander
Gemuse Garten--representative work
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La Mare--representative work |
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Landscape [title unknown]--representative work |

Roses (title unknown)--representative work
Marguerites and Peonies (images
unavailable)--
exhibited in Fine Arts Palace, 1893 Exposition
The Belgian artist Juliette Wytsman received exacting training in botanical iconography, the focus of her early career, but she turned to landscape painting as she came increasingly under the plein-air influence of her artist-husband Rodolphe Wytsman.Biography (very poor translation)
Paysage en fleurs à Linkebeek
Bruyères en fleurs 1900
Zomerlandschap te Mentelberg (Innsbruck) 1913
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Posted: 6-25-02; Updated: 4-03-08