Bertha Valkenburg

Dutch artist

Bertha Valkenburg

Born	Lijmberta Aaltje Valkenburg (1862-01-05)5 January 1862 Almelo, Netherlands
Died	1 March 1929(1929-03-01) (aged 67) Laren, North Holland, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Other names	Bertha Krook van Harpen-Valkenburg
Known for	Painting

Lijmberta "Bertha" Aaltje Valkenburg (1862-1929) was a Dutch artist.^[1]

Biography

Valkenburg was born on 5 January 1862 in Almelo, the daughter of painter Hendrik Valkenburg [nl]. She attended the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) and the Rijksnormaalschool voor Teekenonderwijzers (National Normal School for Drawing Teachers). She studied with August Allebé. In 1910 she married Hendrik Willem Adriaan Krook van Harpen. She was a member of Arti et Amicitiae and Genootschap Kunstliefde [nl].^[2]

Valkenburg died on 1 March 1929 in Laren, North Holland.^[3]

Gallery

Interieur met jonge vrouw
Naaister

References

^ "Bertha (Lijmberta), Aaltje Valkenburg - Biography". AskArt. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ "Bertha Valkenburg". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ "Valkenburg, Bertha". Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 3 April 2021.