![]() ![]() (Order through )Ī fine biography of the young Michelangelo The book is handsomely produced and profusely illustrated with a wide selection of Schwartze’s paintings. The authors deserve praise for their perspicacity and resilience in resuscitating Schwartze’s reputation, allowing us to revisit an artist who had been largely forgotten. However, her star faded with the emergence of modern art movements in the early 20th century. Blessed with an extraordinary work ethic, considerable artistic talent, a pleasing manner and a good business sense, she amassed considerable wealth, more than fulfilling her teenage promise to her artist-father to support the family through her art. Schwartze made her name as a celebrated portraitist of the well-to-do, with clientele extending even to members of the Dutch Royal Family. This book is an outstanding contribution to our knowledge of the life and works of the talented Dutch painter, Thérèse Schwartze - an artist who achieved the peak of fame and success just over a century ago, only to fall back into deep obscurity, like so many women artists before her. Cora Hollema & Pieternel Kouwenhoven‚ Thérèse Schwartze, Painting for a Living, 2nd edn Amsterdam, 2021 ![]()
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