Charlotte Pothuis
Charlotte Pothuis (1 April 1867 – 24 January 1945) was a Dutch painter.
Also recorded as Charlotte Boom-Pothuis · Charlotte Boom
Charlotte Pothuis

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- Name
- Charlotte Pothuis
- Born
- 1 April 1867
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Died
- 24 January 1945
- Place of death
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Education
- Dagtekenschool voor meisjes
- Field
- Painting, Photography
- Spouse
- Karel Alexander August Jan Boom
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Charlotte Pothuis (1 April 1867 – 24 January 1945) was a Dutch painter.
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• Name — Charlotte Pothuis • Other Names — Charlotte Boom-Pothuis • Born — 1 April 1867 • Birthplace — London, England • Died — 24 January 1945 • Place of death — Amsterdam, Netherlands • Education — Dagtekenschool voor meisjes • Field — Painting, Photography • Spouse — Karel Alexander August Jan Boom
Biography
Biography
Pothuis was born on 1 April 1867 in London, England. She studied at the Dagtekenschool voor meisjes (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. In 1891 she married fellow artist Karel Alexander August Jan Boom (1862-1943). She was a member of the Vereeniging Sint Lucas Amsterdam (Amsterdam Artists Association of Sint Lucas) and the Arti et Amicitiae artist's society. Pothuis' work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. • Illustration — Dames Sluijter & Boom advertisement 1896 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. Pothuis died on 24 January 1945, in Amsterdam. Her work is in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
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• Illustration — Stilleven met dode eend, 1917 • Illustration — Im Café
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1867
Charlotte Pothuis was born on 1 April 1867.
1945
Charlotte Pothuis died on 24 January 1945.
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- 1.Charlotte Pothuis. Biografische Daten und Werke im Niederländischen Institut für Kunstgeschichte (niederländisch)
- 2.Charlotte Boom-Pothuis. In: Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2023
- 3.Anna Sluijter en Charlotte Boom. In: Stichting Wilhelmina Drucker Fundatie. Abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2023
- 4.Charlotte Boom-Pothuis. In: Joods Virtueel Museum. Abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2023
- 5.Arti et Amicitiae. In: Joods Virtueel Museum. Abgerufen am 12. Dezember 2023
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Charlotte Pothuis is recorded with the occupation lithographer. Recorded as etcher, painter, lithographer, draftsperson and photographer.
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