De Pijp in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Thérèse Schwartze

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 17, 2023

1. Thérèse Schwartze Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Thérèse Schwartze (1851-1918)

Zeer succesvolle portretschilderes. Leerde het vak van haar vader en nam na zijn overlijden in 1874 zijn atelier over. Hierbij bleek zij niet alleen over een artistiek maar ook zakelijk talent te beschikken. Haar klantenkring bestond veelal uit de elite, waaronder de koninklijke familie. Door haar snelle werkwijze en lange carrière liet Schwartze een oeuvre van meer dan duizend werken na, waaronder de voor haar zo typische portretten in pastelkrijt. Ze won enkele gerenommeerde prijzen, en was in 1896 de allereerste vrouw die werd benoemd tot Ridder in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau. Na haar overlijden zorgde haar nichtje Lizzy Ansingh dat haar naam als kunstenares hoog werd gehouden. Ook pleitte zij als geëmancipeerde vrouw ervoor dat deze straat niet alleen de achternaam van haar tante kreeg, zodat duidelijk is dat het om een vrouw gaat.

(English translation:)

Very successful portrait painter. Learned the trade from her father and took over his studio after his death in 1874. She turned out not only to have an artistic but also a business

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talent. Her clientele mostly consisted of the elite, including the royal family. Because of her fast working method and long career, Schwartze left behind an oeuvre of more than a thousand works, including her typical portraits in pastels. She won some renowned prizes, and in 1896 was the very first woman to be appointed Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau. After her death, her niece Lizzy Ansingh ensured that her name as an artist was upheld. As an emancipated woman, she also argued that this street should not only be given her aunt's surname, but also that it was made clear that it was that of a woman.

Erected 2023 by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 52° 20.941′ N, 4° 53.855′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in De Pijp. Marker is at the intersection of Thérèse Schwartzeplein and Poggenbeekstraat, on the left when traveling north on Thérèse Schwartzeplein. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Poggenbeekstraat 23II, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1073 JE, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Willem Passtoors (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line);

Thérèse Schwartze Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 17, 2023

2. Thérèse Schwartze Marker - wide view

Burgemeester Tellegen / Mayor Tellegen (about 210 meters away); Lutma (about 210 meters away); Coöperatiehof (Cooperation court) (about 240 meters away); Henriette Ronner (about 240 meters away); Talma (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Vredeskerk (church of peace) (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Verzet / Resistance: February 19, 1941 (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Also see . . .
1. Thérèse Schwartze (Wikipedia).

Overview and works: Thérèse Schwartze (20 December 1851 – 23 December 1918) was a Dutch portrait painter.

She was one of the few women painters who had been honoured by an invitation to contribute their portraits to the hall of painters at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Some of her best pictures, notably a portrait of Piet J Joubert, and Three Inmates of the Orphanage at Amsterdam, are at the Rijksmuseum, and one entitled Five Amsterdam Orphans at the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam.

(Submitted on June 17, 2023.)

2. Therese Schwartze Primer (YouTube, 7 min.)

Thérèse Schwartze, self-portrait image. Click for full size.

Thérèse Schwartze (courtesy of Galleria degli Uffize, Florence, via Wikimedia Commons), 1888

3. Thérèse Schwartze, self-portrait

. “Short version of a talk on the life and work of Thérèse Schwartze by Cora Hollema.” (Submitted on June 17, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 44 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.