Mathilda Rotkirch
Mathilda Wilhelmina Rotkirch (28 July 1813 – 6 March 1842) was a Finnish painter. She is often referred to as the first female artist in Finland. She principally made portrait paintings. [1]
Mathilda Rotkirch | |
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"Mathilda Rotkirch" by Robert Wilhelm Ekman (1848) | |
Born | Borgå, Finland | 28 July 1813
Died | 6 March 1842 28) Turku, Finland | (aged
Nationality | Finnish |
Education | Royal Swedish Academy of Arts |
Known for | Painting |
Biography
Rotkirch was born in Borgå, Finland. She was the daughter of Baron Karl Fredrik Rotkirch and Augusta Fredrika Elisabeth f. Rotkirch Aminoff.[2]
In the spring of 1833, she made his first study trip to Stockholm where she studied with Johan Gustaf Sandberg and Robert Wilhelm Ekman. She was a student at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts between 1833 and 1838. She took a study trip in 1840–1841 along with artist Sophie Aminoff (1808–1862) and her husband Carl Reuterskiöld, on a journey through Europe. They visited Lübeck, Hamburg, Kassel, Strasbourg, Bern, Geneva, Milan and Paris, where she studied with Swedish painter and designer Per Wickenberg (1812–1846). [3] [4]
She died of a lung ailment in Turku during 1842 at the age of 28. She was buried in the family grave at Näsebacken next to Porvoo. [2]
Rotkirch was represented in an exhibition in Finland in 1847. She is represented at both Ateneum and Cygnaeus Gallery.
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References
- "Mathilda Rotkirch". Tiedekirja. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- "Rotkirch, Mathilda". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- Gerda Boethius. "Sophie Adolphine Adlersparre". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- "Petter Gabriel Wickenberg". Svenska Familj-Journalen. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
Literature
- Jouni Kuurne: Mathilda Rotkirch, taiteilija ja matkailija, 2002
- Helena Westermarck: Mathilda Rotkirch, Historiska och litteraturhistoriska studier (SLS) 2.s. 8–78 Hki 1926.
- Margareta Willner-Rönnholm: Målarinnan Mathilda Rotkirch – en bortglömd pionjär?, Finsk Tidskrift, 2003:1