Berthe Burgkan Explained

Berthe Burgkan
Birth Date: 1855
Birth Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French
Education:Académie Julian, École des Beaux-Arts
Field:Painting

Berthe Burgkan (1855–1936) was a French painter. She was known for her genre and flower paintings.

Biography

Burgkan was born in Paris in 1855. She attended the École des Beaux-Arts[1] where she studied with Gustave Boulanger and at the Académie Julian where she studied with Jules Joseph Lefebvre and Tony Robert-Fleury.[2] [3]

She exhibited her paintings at the Paris Salon from 1878 through 1920.[3] She also exhibited at the Arts de la Femme.[2] In 1883 Burgkan became a member of the Société des Artistes Français. She exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[1]

She died in 1936.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nichols . K. L. . Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893. 9 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Berthe Burgkan . The Frame Blog . 9 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Berthe Burgkan . Galerie Drylewicz . 9 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Berthe Burgkan . Artnet . 9 August 2018.