Maria Adeline Alice Schweistal Explained

Maria Adeline Alice Schweistal
Other Names:	Fanny Psicha
Birth Date:	9 April 1864
Birth Place:	Brussels, Belgium
Death Place:	Amsterdam
Nationality:	Belgian
Education:	Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten
Field:	Painting

Maria Adeline Alice Schweistal or Fanny Psicha (1864-1950) was a Belgium born Dutch artist. She was known for her still lifes.^[1]

Biography

Schweistal was born on 9 April 1864 in Brussels, Belgium, settling in Amsterdam in 1886. She attended the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. She studied with August Allebé, Hendrik Adriaan Christiaan Dekker, Hendrik Haverman, and Marie Wandscheer.^[2] Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.^[3] Schweistal was a member of Arti et Amicitiae and . She exhibited regularly from 1911 through 1940 with the Sint Lucas group.^[4]

Schweistal died on 7 June 1950 in Amsterdam.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maria adeline alice schweistal - de betekenis volgens Pieter Scheen . Ensie . 25 February 2021.
2. Web site: Maria Adeline Alice Schweistal . RKD . 25 February 2021 . en.
3. Web site: Onze kunst van heden, 1939 - . Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon) . 25 February 2021.
4. Web site: Fanny Psicha . Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon) . 25 February 2021.
5. Web site: Schweistal, Maria Adeline Alice . Biografisch Portaal . 25 February 2021.