Maria Wilhelmina Wandscheer, known as Marie (1856 – 1936) was a Dutch painter; primarily of female portraits and flowers.

Biography

She was born to Johan Frederik Christiaan Wandscheer, the Director of a shipping line, and his wife, Anna Christina née Pilger."Wandscheer, Marie"
in the Gemeentearchief Ede She never married. Her first painting lessons were provided by

Valentijn Bing Valentijn Bing (22 April 1812, Amsterdam - 28 January 1895, Nieuwpoort) was a Dutch painter, illustrator, and lithographer. His works included genre scenes, religious art, portraits, and cityscapes. Life and work He was the son of Andreas Chris ...

, then she studied with

August Allebé August Allebé (19 April 1838 – 10 January 1927) was an artist and teacher from the Northern Netherlands. His early paintings were in a romanticism, romantic style, but in his later work he was an exponent of realism (arts), realism and impress ...

, for ten years, at the

Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) was founded in 1870 in Amsterdam. It is a classical academy, a place where philosophers, academics and artists meet to test and exchange ideas and knowledge. The school supports ...

. From 1892 to 1895, she lived in

Nieuwer-Amstel Amstelveen () is a municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands with a population of 92.353 as of 2022. It is a suburban part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area. The municipality of Amstelveen consists of the historical villages o ...

, then moved to Ede, where she would live for the rest of her life. There, she befriended the painter and etcher,

Willem Witsen Willem Witsen (13 August 1860, Amsterdam - 13 April 1923, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter and photographer associated with the Amsterdam Impressionism movement. Witsen's work, influenced by James McNeill Whistler, often portrayed calm urban lands ...

, who gave her further lessons. She was also a close friend of Lizzy Ansingh, one of the

Amsterdamse Joffers The Amsterdamse Joffers were a group of women artists who met weekly in Amsterdam at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. They supported each other in their professional careers. Most of them were students of the Rijksakademie ...

, a group with which she became associated. In addition to her oil paintings, she created

pastel A pastel () is an art medium in a variety of forms including a stick, a square a pebble or a pan of color; though other forms are possible; they consist of powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are similar to those use ...

s and etchings. Her professional memberships included

Arti et Amicitiae Arti et Amicitiae (lat .: For Art and Friendship) is a Dutch artist's society founded in 1839, and located on the Rokin in Amsterdam. The Society (also called Arti for short) has played a key role in the Netherlands art scene and in particular i ...

and the

Pulchri Studio Pulchri Studio (Latin:"For the study of beauty") is a Dutch art society, art institution and art studio based in The Hague ('s-Gravenhage), Netherlands. This institute began in 1847 at the home of painter Lambertus Hardenberg. Since 1893 the c ...

. She held several exhibitions, in Amsterdam,

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

, and Ede. She also exhibited with the society in Renkum."Joffers en andere dames in Renkum"
@ Museum Veluwezoom Only a few exhibits have been held since her death; most recently at the in 2006.

Gallery

Portret van een vrouw Rijksmuseum SK-A-3044.jpeg, ''Portrait of a Woman'', 1886 in the collection of the

Rijksmuseum The Rijksmuseum () is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the St ...

Marie Wandscheer - Children’s toys, 1883.jpg, ''Children's toys'', 1883 Marie Wandscheer - Before the ball, 1886.jpg, ''Before the ball'', 1886

References

External links

More works by Wandscheer
@ ArtNet {{DEFAULTSORT:Wandscheer, Marie 1856 births 1936 deaths Dutch women painters Painters from Amsterdam