Suze Robertson (17 December 1855 – 18 October 1922) was a Dutch painter. She belonged to a group of artists known as the

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Biography

Suze Robertson was born to a family of merchants. Her mother died when she was two and she was raised by her aunt and uncle. She displayed an early talent for drawing and began her studies in 1874 at the

Royal Academy of Art, The Hague The Royal Academy of Art (KABK, nl, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten) is an art and design academy in The Hague. Succeeding the ''Haagsche Teeken-Academie'' (part of the Confrerie Pictura), the academy was founded on 29 September 1682, m ...

,Suzanne Robertson
in

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where she was a pupil of

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. She won a bronze and two silver medals there. In 1876 she followed drawing lessons at the Polytechnical School in Delft.Suze Robertson
in the

RKD The Netherlands Institute for Art History or RKD (Dutch: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), previously Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), is located in The Hague and is home to the largest art history center i ...

Until 1882 she taught drawing lessons for girls in Rotterdam while taking lessons on Sundays from

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in The Hague, and after that chose a career as an artist. Her works of simple people in farm interiors and rough scenes of farm life are reminiscent of

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's early ''

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'' and it is said they admired each other's work.Opening of 2013 Suze Robertson exhibition
at

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While in Rotterdam Suze Robertson caused something of a scandal because she insisted her pupils should be able to draw from the naked model. She married the painter

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in 1892, and became a member of the

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and

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. Over the next few years, she exhibited widely and won several medals, including a bronze at the

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. In 1907 her work was shown at the opening sale of the new branch of the Larensche Kunsthandel in Amsterdam where she sold works totalling 10,000 guilders, at the time something of a record. She died in The Hague.

Paintings

File:Suze Robertson - The card reader - Breda Museum.jpg, S. Robertson, ''The card reader'', 1883, oil on canvas mounted on panel,

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File:Suze Robertson - Woman sewing.jpg, S. Robertson, ''Women sewing'', 1886-89, oil on panel, Gemeentemuseum Helmond File:Suze Robertson - still life - 1922 - RIJK01 M-SK-C-1678-00 X.jpg, S. Robertson, ''Still Life'', 1892, oil-painting on canvas,

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File:Portret van een jonge vrouw Rijksmuseum SK-A-4695.jpeg, S. Robertson, ''Portrait of a Young Lady'', 1895-98; oil on canvas,

File:Suze Robertson - antique stall.jpg, S. Robertson, ''Antique Stall'', c. 1900, oil on canvas,

Centraal Museum The Centraal Museum is the main museum in Utrecht, Netherlands, founded in 1838. The museum has a wide-ranging collection, mainly of works produced locally. The collection of the paintings by the Northern Mannerist Joachim Wtewael is by a lon ...

, Utrecht File:Suze Robertson - Corner of the artist studio.jpg, S. Robertson, ''Corner of the Artists' Studio'', before 1905, watercolor on paper,

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File:Suze Robertson - De Vispoort van Harderwijk Z.J. A 2312.jpg, S. Robertson, ''The Fisher's gate at

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, 1908-10, oil on canvas,

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (; Municipal Museum Amsterdam), colloquially known as the Stedelijk, is a museum for modern art, contemporary art, and design located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

File:Suze Robertson - Mother and child.jpg, S. Robertson, ''Mother and child'', c. 1910s, oil on canvas, private collection File:Suze Bisschop Robertson - Courtyard together with a Work by Johan Buning.jpg, S. Robertson, ''Courtyard together with a Work by Johan Buning'', before 1922, oil on panel, private collection File:Suze Robertson - Standing woman spinning.jpg, S. Robertson, ''Standing woman spinning'', undated, oil on canvas

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