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Bertha Wegmann

1847 – 1926

Danish painter

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Lived 1847 – 1926 (aged 78). Bertha Wegmann was a Danish and Swiss painter and portrait painter.

Bertha Wegmann (1847–1926) was a Danish portrait painter of Swiss ancestry. She was the first woman to hold a chair at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

Life When Bertha Wegmann was five years old, her family moved to Copenhagen, where her father became a merchant. He was an art lover and spent much of his spare time painting. She showed an interest in drawing at an early age, but received no formal education until she was nineteen, when she began taking lessons from Frederik Ferdinand Helsted, Heinrich Buntzen and Frederik Christian Lund.

The next year, she returned to Copenhagen, where she was already well-known from works she had been exhibiting at the Charlottenborg Palace since 1873. A portrait of her sister was awarded the Thorvaldsen Medal in 1883.

She continued to exhibit widely and represented Denmark at several world's fairs, including the World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago.

Wegmann died suddenly while at work in her studio.

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Important facts

Birth century
Awards
Thorvaldsen Medal; Medal of Merit in Gold
Also known as
Bertha Wegman, Berta Wegmann

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Bertha Wegmann?

Danish painter (1847-1926)

When was Bertha Wegmann born?

Bertha Wegmann was born on 26 December 1847 in Soglio.

When did Bertha Wegmann die?

Bertha Wegmann died on 22 February 1926 in Copenhagen.

What was Bertha Wegmann's occupation?

Bertha Wegmann was a painter and portrait painter.

What nationality was Bertha Wegmann?

Bertha Wegmann was Danish and Swiss.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bertha Wegmann

· Wikidata: Q827752

· DBpedia: Bertha Wegmann

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