| Charlotte Pothuis | |
| Other Names: | Charlotte Boom-Pothuis |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1867 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Death Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Education: | Dagtekenschool voor meisjes |
| Field: | Painting, Photography |
| Spouse: | Karel Alexander August Jan Boom |
Charlotte Pothuis (1 April 1867 – 24 January 1945) was a Dutch painter.[1]
Pothuis was born on 1 April 1867 in London, England.[2] She studied at the (English:Day drawing school for girls) in Amsterdam. She also received instruction from Henriëtte Asscher, Meijer de Haan, Wilhelmina Cornelia Kerlen, Bartol Wilhelm van Laar, and Jan Zürcher.[3] In 1891 she married fellow artist Karel Alexander August Jan Boom (1862-1943).[4] She was a member of the Vereeniging Sint Lucas Amsterdam (Amsterdam Artists Association of Sint Lucas) and the Arti et Amicitiae artist's society.[3] Pothuis' work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[5]
In June 1896 she opened a photography studio with her colleague Anna Sluijter. They called their studio Dames Sluijter & Boom and it is considered one of the first woman-owned photography studios in Amsterdam.[6] [7]
Pothuis died on 24 January 1945, in Amsterdam. Her work is in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.[8]