Hendrika Van Gelder (1870–1943) was a Dutch painter known for portraits and still life paintings.[1]

Hendrika Van Gelder
Self portrait, c 1925
Born(1870-05-07)7 May 1870
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died7 May 1943(1943-05-07) (aged 73)
Sobibor extermination camp, Poland
NationalityDutch
Known forPainting

Biography

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van Gelder was born on 7 May 1870 in Amsterdam. She studied with Henriëtte Asscher, Eduard Frankfort, and Rien Hack [nl]. She was a member of the Kunstenaarsvereniging Sint Lucas [nl], De Independents, and Arti et Amicitiae'.[2] Around 1933 she moved into an artist studio in the Zomerdijkstraat.[3]

Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[4]

In 1943 van Gelder was deported to Sobibor, Poland where she died on 7 May 1943 in the Sobibor extermination camp.[5][3]

 
Hendrika van Gelder - Still life, table with prayer rug draped on top

References

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  1. ^ "Over Hendrika van Gelder". Joods Monument (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Hendrika van Gelder". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Hendrika van Gelder". Joodsamsterdam (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Onze kunst van heden, 1939 -". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Gelder, Hendrika van". Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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