Bertha Valkenburg Explained

Bertha Valkenburg
Other Names:Bertha Krook van Harpen-Valkenburg
Birth Name:Lijmberta Aaltje Valkenburg
Birth Date:5 January 1862
Birth Place:Almelo, Netherlands
Death Place:Laren, North Holland, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Field:Painting

Lijmberta "Bertha" Aaltje Valkenburg (1862-1929) was a Dutch artist.[1]

Biography

Valkenburg was born on 5 January 1862 in Almelo, the daughter of painter . She attended the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) and the Rijksnormaalschool voor Teekenonderwijzers (National Normal School for Drawing Teachers). She studied with August Allebé. In 1910 she married Hendrik Willem Adriaan Krook van Harpen. She was a member of Arti et Amicitiae and .[2]

Valkenburg died on 1 March 1929 in Laren, North Holland.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bertha (Lijmberta), Aaltje Valkenburg - Biography . AskArt . 3 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Bertha Valkenburg . RKD . 3 April 2021 . nl.
  3. Web site: Valkenburg, Bertha . Biografisch Portaal . 3 April 2021.