Corrie Boellaard
Cornelia Gerardina Boellaard, known as Corrie (6 February 1869, Nijmegen - 29 November 1934, Laren) was a Dutch painter and graphic artist. She was also referred to as "Corrie Rink-Boellaard" and "Corrie Treub-Boellaard".
Corrie Boellaard | |
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 Self-portrait (1900s) | |
| Born | 6 February 1869 Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
| Died | 29 November 1934 (aged 65) Laren, The Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | Académie Julian |
| Known for | Painter |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Rink
(m. 1899; died in 1903)Hector Treub (m. 1907) |
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Biography
She was born to a prominent Dutch family, with numerous members in government and the military. Her father, Jan Willem Boellaard (1830-1923), was a military officer and landowner in Herwijnen who served as an adjutant to Queen Wilhelmina.[1]
She studied with Gerard Overman (1855-1906) in Amsterdam, then with Jules Joseph Lefebvre and Tony Robert-Fleury at the Académie Julian in Paris.[2] In 1899, she married the painter, Paul Rink, who also acted as her teacher. He died prematurely in 1903. Four years later, she remarried; to Hector Treub, an obstetrician and Professor at Amsterdam University.
She was a member of Arti et Amicitiae and the Kunstenaarsvereniging Sint Lucas.[3] She exhibited at the Nationale Tentoonstelling van Vrouwenarbeid 1898 (National Exhibition of Women's Labor), De Vrouw 1813–1913 (The Woman) and the Tentoonstelling van Levende Meesters (Exhibition of Living Masters).
References
- Nederland's Patriciaat 76 (1992), pp. 63-64.
- Pieter A. Scheen (1969) Lexicon Nederlandse Beeldende Kunstenaars 1750-1950. 's-Gravenhage: Kunsthandel Pieter A. Scheen N.V. Volume 1, p. 112.
- ARTindex: Cornelia Gerardina Boellaard
Further reading
- Bep de Boer (2005) "Het land van Mauve : Cornelia Gerardina Boellaard" in Kwartaalbericht, of the Historische Kring Laren, nr. 93 (2005-3), pp.10-11.
