Gerardine Jacoba | Still life painter of flowers

Came from an artistic family, the still life Dutch painter Gerardina Jacoba Van de Sande Bakhuyzen (1826-1895), was a 19th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.

Her father was the painter Hendrik Van de Sande Bakhuyzen, and her brother was the painter Julius Jacobus Van de Sande Bakhuyzen.

Gerardina was taught by her father, as were all her numerous sisters.

She achieved great success with her oils and watercolours of flowers and still lives, winning numerous medals between 1870-1880, in which year she had an exhibition at the Grafton Gallery in London.

Gerardine Jacoba was exceptionally unique for a 19th-century woman because she operated as a fierce, completely independent businesswoman.

She never married and personally negotiated all sales and contracts with art collectors and dealers.

She was deeply integrated into the Dutch art scene, regularly exhibiting at the Exhibitions of Living Masters (Tentoonstelling van Levende Meesters).

In 1861, she was named an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam.

She later co-founded the Hollandsche Teekenmaatschappij (Dutch Drawing Society) in 1876 and joined the prestigious Arti et Amicitiae society in 1879.

Today, her original works can be viewed in prominent institutions like the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Gerardina Jacoba van de Sande Bakhuyzen (27 luglio 1826 - 19 settembre 1895) è stata una celebre pittrice Olandese del XIX secolo, nota a livello internazionale per le sue straordinarie nature morte ed i dipinti floreali.

Fu una figura eccezionalmente singolare per una donna del XIX secolo, in quanto si distinse come un'imprenditrice agguerrita e completamente indipendente.

Nata all'Aia in una famiglia d'arte, era figlia del noto pittore Hendrikus van de Sande Bakhuyzen, dal quale apprese le prime tecniche pittoriche.

Specializzata in dettagliate nature morte, composizioni floreali, rose e frutta.

Eccelleva sia nella pittura ad olio su tela sia nell'uso raffinato dell'acquerello.

Le sue opere si distinguono per il realismo accurato, la delicatezza cromatica e la maestria nel catturare la luce naturale sulle superfici organiche.

Espose regolarmente riscuotendo un notevole successo commerciale in un'epoca in cui per le donne era difficile affermarsi nel mercato dell'arte professionistico.

Le sue opere sono passate per importanti case d'asta come Christie's e sono catalogate nel database del Musée d'Orsay.