Victoire Wirix (1875–1938) was a

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artist.

Biography

Wirix was born on 28 June 1875 in

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...

. She studied 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 ...

'' and the ''Internationaal schildersatelier''. Her teachers included , ,

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, Gerard Overman (1855-1906),

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, and

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. She was a member of the

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. Wirix died on 8 February 1938 in

's-Graveland s-Graveland is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wijdemeren, and lies about 4 km northwest of Hilversum. The former municipality of 's-Graveland merged with Loosdrecht and Nederhorst den Ber ...

(now Wijdemeren).

Gallery

Victoire Wirix - Seaside.jpg, ''Seaside'' Victoire Wirix - View of the organ in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam.jpg, ''View of the organ in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wirix, Victoire 1875 births 1938 deaths Artists from Maastricht 19th-century Dutch women artists 20th-century Dutch women artists