Hendrika Cornelia "Rie" de Balbian Verster-Bolderheij (born Hendrika Cornelia Bolderheij; 25 February 1890 – 12 March 1990) was a Dutch painter. She attended the Dagtekenschool voor meisjes (English:Day drawing school for girls) in Amsterdam.[1] She submitted some of her work into the "Paintings" event of the "Mixed Painting" category of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics, but did not win a medal.[2]
Rie de Balbian Verster-Bolderheij | |
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 1929 Exhibition of works by Rie de Balbian Verster—Bolderheij in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam with the painter on the left and Theodore Ketelaar on the middle right | |
| Born | Hendrika Cornelia Bolderheij 25 February 1890 |
| Died | 12 March 1990 (aged 100) Weesp, The Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse |
Jan François Leopold de Balbian Verster
(m. 1910) |
Background
editBorn in Amsterdam in 1890, she married publicist Jan François Leopold de Balbian Verster in 1910. She was a member of Amsterdam's Arti et Amicitiae society[3] and the Vereeniging Sint Lucas (Amsterdam).[1] Balbian Verster-Bolderheij's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[4]
She was also a member of the Amsterdam artists' associations Arti et Amicitiae and the Guild of Saint Luke.[1] She focused on painting portraits and still lifes, including the actress Sara Heyblom. The trips that de Balbian-Verster-Bolderheij made later in her career to Japan, Hong Kong, Morocco, Russia and Jordan were an important source of inspiration.[1]
Between 1910 and 1917, she had three daughters. Through the daughters' encouragement, she became a board member around 1921 and, in 1923, chairman of the Amsterdam branch of Het Nederlandse Meisjesgilde (English: Dutch Girl Scouts' Guild). In 1933, she became a member of the main board of the national organisation. All three daughters were in Japanese-run civilian internment camps in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) during World War II.[5] She died in Weesp on 12 March 1990 at the age of 100.[2][1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Rie de Balbian Verster-Bolderhey". Netherlands Institute for Art History. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ a b Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; Evans, Hilary (November 2011). "Rie de Balbian Verster-Bolderhey Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Hendrika Cornelia 'Rie' de Balbian Verster-Bolderhey" (in Dutch). Simonis & Bunk Collections. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Onze kunst van heden, 1939". ARTindex Lexicon Online. Retrieved 7 January 2021. (in Dutch)
- ^ Kuipéri, W.G. "Biografie RIE de BALBIAN VERSTER-BOLDERHEIJ". Heihut.nl. Retrieved 31 August 2023. (in Dutch)