Geesje Mesdag-van Calcar (1850–1936) was a Dutch painter. She is known for her landscape, flower, and genre paintings.
Geesje Mesdag-van Calcar | |
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 G. Mesdag-van Calcar, 1927 | |
| Born | 2 July 1850 Hoogezand, Netherlands |
| Died | 12 April 1936 (aged 85) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | The Hague School |
| Spouse | Taco Mesdag |
Biography edit
Mesdag-van Calcar was born 2 July 1850 in Hoogezand. She attended the Academie Minerva in Groningen She also studied with Paul Gabriël in Paris.[1]
She married fellow painter Taco Mesdag (1829–1902) and the couple settled in The Hague. Both were members of the Pulchri Studio[2] and also associated with the Hague School.[3] They also owned property in Vries, Drenthe where they painted in the summer.[2]
Mesdag-van Calcar exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[3] She received an honorable mention at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889.[1]
After her husband's death in 1902, Mesdag-van Calcar moved to Kortenhoef, where she built a studio.[2] Her work from that time was in an Impressionistic style.[3]
Gallery edit
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View of Vries with Bonifatius Church
References edit
- ^ a b c "Geesje Mesdag-van Calcar". RKD. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Gesina 'Geesje' Mesdag-van Calcar". Simonis & Buunk. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ a b c Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 19 August 2018.