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Barbara Elisabeth van Houten (8 April 1863 – 27 May 1950) was a
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Biography

Houten was born in
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and studied at the
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in
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before finishing her studies under
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 ...
at the
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.Barbara Elisabeth van Houten
in the
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She was the niece of Sientje Mesdag-van Houten who gave her advice on her studies. Besides
oil painting Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. It has been the most common technique for artistic painting on wood panel or canvas for several centuries, spreading from Europe to the rest of ...
s she is also known for
etching Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types ...
s and was a member of the short-lived ''Dutch Etcher's Club'' (1885-1896). Houten exhibited her work at the
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at the 1893
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in Chicago, Illinois. Her painting ''Girl in a Chair'' was included in the 1905 book ''
Women Painters of the World ''Women Painters of the World, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413–1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day'', assembled and edited by Walter Shaw Sparrow, lists an overview of prominent women painters up to 1905, the year of publication. Th ...
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Women painters of the world, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day
', by Walter Shaw Sparrow, The Art and Life Library, Hodder & Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London, 1905
Houten died in
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