Kate Bisschop-Swift
Kate Bisschop-Swift | |
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Born | London, England | 6 April 1834
Died | 16 May 1928 The Hague, Netherlands | (aged 94)
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation | Painter |
Catharina Seaton Foreman Bisschop-Swift, known as Kate (1834-1928) was an English-born Dutch painter, known primarily for her domestic scenes and still-lifes.
Biography[]
She was largely self-taught. In the late 1860s, she took some lessons from the Dutch painter, Christoffel Bisschop. They were married in January 1869, and she went with him to the Netherlands. They lived in Scheveningen at a villa named "Frisia", although she worked mostly in Leeuwarden.[1]
In 1874, together with Gerardina Jacoba van de Sande Bakhuyzen, Sientje van Houten and Margaretha Roosenboom, she painted the "Haagse weeskinderen" (Hague Orphans), as a gift for Queen Sophie on the occasion of the 25th jubilee of Sophie's husband, King William III. Two years later, she was a co-founder of the Hollandsche Teekenmaatschappij; exhibiting regularly throughout The Hague as well as at the Stedelijk Museum.[2] Bisschop-Swift exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[3]
Her husband died in 1904. She was named an honorary member of the "Royal Frisian Society for History and Culture" in 1914. After her death, her remaining works and belongings were transferred from her villa to the Fries Museum. This included a large selection of jewelry given to her by various European sovereigns.[4]
Selected paintings[]
The Hague Orphans
Old Woman and Child Reading
On the Balcony
Dutch Interior with Four Figures
The Painter's Widow
References[]
- ^ Profile @ the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie.
- ^ Listing @ Documentatie van Beeldende Kunst in Zuid-Holland.
- ^ Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Bisschop-sieraden in kijkkast Fries Museum" @ De Krant van Toen.
Further reading[]
- Hanna Klarenbeek, Penseelprinsessen & broodschilderessen: Vrouwen in de beeldende kunst 1808-1913, (exhibition catalog), Thoth, 2012 ISBN 90-686-8588-0
External links[]
Media related to Kate Bisschop-Swift at Wikimedia Commons
- Arcadja Auctions: More works by Bisschop-Swift.
- Obituary @ Friesland Zoals het Was.
- 1834 births
- 1928 deaths
- Dutch women painters
- 19th-century Dutch painters
- 20th-century Dutch painters
- 19th-century Dutch women artists
- 20th-century Dutch women artists
- Painters from London
- English emigrants to the Netherlands