33:
65:
415:
470:
302:
294:
952:
289:
of coasts, harbors and countryside with views of the city, together with still life and portrait. The Dutch women chose almost exclusively still life and portrait. The style and subject of each group reflect the time and context in which they worked, which is in a way the essence of impressionism.
89:
in a separate class for female students. Around them, a group of young women, mostly fellow-students, came together to found a circle. The purpose was to exchange experiences as women who wanted to become professional artists. They had weekly meetings at the residence of
191:, a prestigious recognition for young artists. In 1907, members of the group participated in an exhibition of international masters in the Stedelijk Museum. In 1910, Ritsema won the bronze medal at the
195:. At that time, the young women were established artists. In 1919, Ansingh and Ritsema became the first female board members with voting rights of the Arti and Amicitiae artist association.
215:
from 1900. The novel carried illustrations by
Ansingh. The name stuck, not in the least because the artists themselves, already approaching their 40´s, used it frequently. The word
183:
In the first decade of the 20th century, the members of the circle were regularly present at the annual art exhibits of artist societies in
Amsterdam. In 1905 Ansing, Ritsema and
854:
De kunst van het beschutte bestaan: vijf schilderessen aan het begin van deze eeuw: Thérèse
Schwartze, Betzy Rezora Berg, Jacoba van Heemskerck, Ans van den Berg, Betsy Osieck
322:
Therese. The influence of host and mentor
Theresa Schwartz is also often recognized. Although Suze Robertson is sometimes named as one of the Joffers, she is not one of them.
318:
Ansingh, Ritsema, van den Berg, Bauer-Stumpff, Bodenheim, Westendorp-Osieck, Surie and van
Regteren-Altena. Other analysts often include also Robertson and Ansingh´s sister,
847:
De
Amsterdamse Joffers: Marie E. van Regteren Altena, Ans van den Berg, Jo Bauer-Stumpff, Nelly Bodenheim, Lizzy Ansingh, Coba Ritsema, Coba Surie, Betsi Westendorp-Osieck.
774:
De
Amsterdamse Joffers: Maria E. van Regteren Altena, Ans van den Berg, Jo Bauer-Stumpff, Nelly Bodenheim, Lizzy Ansingh, Coba Ritsema, Coba Surie, Betsie Westendorp-Osieck
56:. Each one became a successful artist. As a group they contributed to the social acceptance in the Netherlands of women becoming professional artists.
48:
at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. They supported each other in their professional careers. Most of them were students of the
97:
They came from wealthy and artistic families, and did not depend on painting for their livelihoods. Almost all of them were students of the
991:
524:
1905 Lizzy
Ansingh, Jacoba Ritsema and Marie van Regteren Altena in the collection of the "Arti et Amicitiae" and "Pulchri Studio" –
277:(1841–1895). Characteristic of the french female impressionists is the powerful, light-filled color palette with lively motifs. The
704:
32:
746:
915:
956:
647:
175:, Arti et Amicitiae and Pulchri Studios, works of Ansingh, Ritsema and Robertson were exhibited and favourably received.
49:
261:
The female painters of the
Amsterdam Impressionism belonged to a later generation than the French female impressionists
64:
981:
893:
868:
297:
Marie
Bracquemond (1887): Under the Lamp – Sisley and his wife dine at the Braquements in Sèvres, private collection.
521:
1905 Thérèse Schwartze represented in the exhibition of works of art from Wiesbaden and Biebrich private Collections
534:
1912 Stedelijke internationale tentoonstelling van kunstwerken van levende meesters, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
531:
1907 Stedelijke internationale tentoonstelling van kunstwerken van levende meesters, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
518:
1903 Stedelijke internationale tentoonstelling van kunstwerken van levende meesters, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
414:
114:
753:. De kunst; een algemeen geĂŻllustreerd en artistiek weekblad jrg 18, 1925/1926, no 930, 21-11-1925 (in Dutch)
285:. These darker colours create a quieter and more melancholic atmosphere. The French women painters preferred
192:
677:
469:
986:
811:
387:
121:
was an illustrator, not a painter like the other members. Ansingh, Ritsema, Robertson, Jacoba Surie and
996:
172:
350:
184:
113:
was in certain ways an exception in the group. She was older, already married and had studied at the
301:
140:
Ritsema is considered the most talented of the group. She initially received her education at the
368:
247:
188:
153:
122:
53:
17:
418:
Suze Robertson (before 1922): Still life with pewter plate and bottle – Rijsmuseum of Amsterdam.
976:
971:
441:
Johanna Elisabeth Westendorp-Osieck: Still life with cancer, 23,6 Ă— 24,5 cm, oil on canvas
393:
91:
36:
Thérèse Schwartze (1885): Three girls of the orphanage in Amsterdam – Rijksmuseum of Amsterdam.
171:
Starting around 1900, at the annual art exhibitions of the artist societies Sint Lucas in the
943:
106:
381:
230:, an Amsterdam art gallery. A 1947 book by Johan van Eikeren consolidated the expression
8:
444:
Marie van Regteren Altena: Atelier with nacked modell, 51,2 Ă— 76,8 cm, oil on canvas
68:
Thérèse Schwartze (after 1879): Young Italian with her dog Puck – Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
286:
212:
211:, as it was spelled at the time, was known because of an unrelated historical novel by
432:
Betsy Westendorp: Still life with glass paint pots, 25,0 Ă— 19,4 cm, oil on canvas
911:
889:
864:
262:
126:
402:
338:
332:
293:
246:
The Amsterdamse Joffers used different styles but in general terms are part of the
102:
621:
344:
118:
270:
505:
274:
187:
participated in a collective exhibit in Hamburg. In 1906, Ansingh received the
161:
134:
110:
473:
Thérèse Schwartze (1894): Lutheran initiates – Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam).
965:
326:
149:
78:
874:
435:
Jo Bauer-Stumpf: Still life with anemones, 56,9 Ă— 48 cm, oil on canvas
362:
356:
282:
266:
157:
82:
305:
Suze Robertson (1883): The woman as a card reader – Breda Museum of Breda.
203:
Albert Plasschaert, art critic and pen friend of Ansingh, named the group
447:
Ans van den Berg: Still life with chrysanthemum, 40,8 Ă— 76,8 cm, oil
165:
251:
453:
Thérèse Schwartze: Portrait of Lizzy Ansingh, 40,4 × 49,4 cm, oil
281:
used colours typical of the leading Dutch impressionist movement, the
578:
537:
1913 Exhibition: Women from 1813 to 1913 – Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
45:
219:
means maiden, Miss or young lady. In the 1920´s and under the name
255:
861:
Juffers en Joffers: een eerbewijs aan vrouwen in de Schilderkunst.
438:
Coba Ritsema: Girl in a studio, 32,4 Ă— 46,5 cm, oil on canvas
198:
732:
Twee Amsterdamsche Joffers, een familieverhaal uit Vondel´s kring
596:
141:
951:
314:
The 1947 book by Johan van Eikeren identified eight artists as
156:
and Fredrik Theodorus Grabijn. Some of Ritsema´s students were
148:
She was influenced by Dutch impressionists such as her brother
648:"Tiende jaarlijkse tentoonstelling van kunstwerken Sint Lucas"
795:
462:
Many museums in the Netherlands and abroad have works by the
426:
Ans van den Berg: White and red azaleas, 76 Ă— 65 cm, oil
842:
tentoonstellingscatalogus, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam 1941.
423:
Lizzy Ansingh: The sourcer of life, 124,5 Ă— 174 cm, oil
457:
234:
in Dutch art history. The separate class for women at the
852:
Gerritsen-Kloppenburg, Mieke en Henriëtte Coppes (1991):
429:
Jacobe Surie: Pisces, 50 Ă— 70,2 cm, oil on canvas
144:
School of Art before joining the women´s group at the
546:
1991 Lizzy Ansingh in a joint exhibition in Amsterdam
886:
Van Gogh bis Cobra: holländische Malerei 1880–1950.
250:art movement. Their subject choice is dominated by
654:. Het nieuws van den dag:kleine courant (in Dutch)
549:1991 Nelly Bodenheim – Amsterdam Historical Museum
796:From the list of exhibitions from 1858 to 2010 –
561:2022 Amsterdamse Joffers - Museum Villa Mondriaan
94:, an established painter who was Ansingh´s aunt.
963:
543:1984 Suze Robertson – Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
258:. Ansing was famous for her paintings of dolls.
44:were a group of women artists who met weekly in
199:Collective recognition: the group adopts a name
450:Nelly Bodenheim: Illustrations of hand posters
226:the group frequently exhibited their work at
786:Archive Nassauischer Kunstverein, 2014–2015.
729:
558:2008/2009 Suze Robertson – Museum Kempenland
901:Aziatische kunst uit het legaat Westendorp.
771:
702:
585:(in Dutch). A.J.G. Strengholt. p. 342.
540:1955 Suze Robertson – Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
369:Johanna Elisabeth (Betsy) Westendorp-Osieck
552:2003/2004 Suze Robertson – Museum Rijswijk
812:"Tentoonstelling: De Amsterdamse Joffers"
684:. Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland (in Dutch)
207:in a newspaper article in 1912. The term
178:
59:
27:Group of 19th century Dutch women artists
468:
413:
309:
300:
292:
63:
31:
675:
555:2005/2006 Lizzy Ansingh – Museum Arnhem
458:Museum Guide of the Amsterdamse Joffers
14:
964:
833:
809:
645:
703:Plasschaert, Albert (2 August 1915).
671:
669:
577:
241:
125:were members of artist associations
52:and belonged to the movement of the
992:Dutch artist groups and collectives
840:Betsy Westendorp-Osieck, 1880–1940.
676:de Haas, Anna (17 September 2019).
50:Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten
24:
930:Aquarellen, tekeningen en pastels.
678:"Ansing, Maria Elisabeth Georgina"
375:
160:, Jan van den Hengst, Tine Honey,
25:
1008:
936:
666:
409:
950:
744:
705:"Coba Ritsema op Pulchri Studio"
803:
789:
780:
906:Ingrid Pfeiffer, Max Hollein:
765:
738:
723:
696:
639:
614:
589:
571:
512:
115:Delft University of Technology
13:
1:
879:Dutch Art in the XIX Century.
646:Valler, J.N. (11 June 1900).
357:Jacoba Johanna (Coba) Ritsema
730:van Zeggelen, Marie (1900).
487:Musée du Jeu de Paume, Paris
481:Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht
72:
7:
946:" by Joris Bas Backer, 2016
776:(in Dutch). F. G. Kroonder.
772:van Eikeren, Johan (1947).
496:Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
85:began their studies at the
10:
1013:
622:"Coba Ritsema (1876-1961)"
490:Museum Boijmans, Rotterdam
131:kunstvereniging Sint Lucas
101:and followed classes with
982:19th century in Amsterdam
928:Betsy Westendorp-Osieck:
682:resources.huygens.knaw.nl
499:Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
351:Marie van Regteren Altena
185:Marie van Regteren-Altena
565:
502:Centraal Museum, Utrecht
54:Amsterdam Impressionists
944:The Amsterdamse Joffers
923:De Amsterdamse Joffers.
484:Gemeentmuseum, Den Haag
399:Josefa Tepe (1884–1962)
248:Amsterdam Impressionism
189:Willink van Collenprijs
154:George Hendrik Breitner
123:Betsy Westendorp-Osieck
845:Johan H. van Eikeren:
798:Kunstverein in Hamburg
734:(in Dutch). Scheltema.
526:Kunstverein in Hamburg
493:Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
474:
419:
306:
298:
193:Brussels international
179:Individual recognition
69:
60:Origin and development
37:
959:at Wikimedia Commons
863:De Doelenpers, 2000,
849:F. G. Kroonder, 1947.
810:Gelderland, Erfgoed.
601:amsterdamsejoffers.nl
597:"Amsterdamse Joffers"
472:
466:in their collections.
417:
310:Members of the circle
304:
296:
228:Kunstzaal Frans Buffa
209:Amsterdamsche Joffers
107:Nicolaas van der Waay
67:
35:
932:'s-Gravenhage, 1951.
316:Amsterdamse Joffers:
987:Dutch women artists
957:Amsterdamse Joffers
910:Hatje Cantz, 2008,
908:Impressionistinnen.
834:Selected references
478:Breda Museum, Breda
396:(1851–1918), mentor
232:Amsterdamse Joffers
205:Amsterdamse Joffers
42:Amsterdamse Joffers
997:Women in Amsterdam
747:"De zeven joffers"
626:Fem Art Collection
475:
420:
388:Elsa van Doesburgh
307:
299:
287:landscape painting
213:Marie van Zeggelen
70:
38:
955:Media related to
916:978-3-7757-2078-6
816:mijngelderland.nl
583:Holland schildert
464:Amsterdam Joffers
394:Thérèse Schwartze
263:Marie Bracquemond
242:Style and subject
127:Arti et Amicitiae
92:Thérèse Schwartze
16:(Redirected from
1004:
954:
921:Adriaan Venema:
903:Amsterdam, 1968.
828:
827:
825:
823:
807:
801:
793:
787:
784:
778:
777:
769:
763:
762:
760:
758:
742:
736:
735:
727:
721:
720:
718:
716:
700:
694:
693:
691:
689:
673:
664:
663:
661:
659:
643:
637:
636:
634:
632:
618:
612:
611:
609:
607:
593:
587:
586:
575:
403:Marie Wandscheer
339:Ans van den Berg
333:Jo Bauer-Stumpff
273:(1847–1893) and
173:Stedelijk Museum
109:and Carel Dake.
21:
1012:
1011:
1007:
1006:
1005:
1003:
1002:
1001:
962:
961:
939:
859:Ingrid Glorie:
836:
831:
821:
819:
808:
804:
794:
790:
785:
781:
770:
766:
756:
754:
743:
739:
728:
724:
714:
712:
701:
697:
687:
685:
674:
667:
657:
655:
644:
640:
630:
628:
620:
619:
615:
605:
603:
595:
594:
590:
576:
572:
568:
515:
460:
412:
382:Thérèse Ansingh
378:
376:Related artists
345:Nelly Bodenheim
312:
244:
238:was long gone.
201:
181:
119:Nelly Bodenheim
75:
62:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1010:
1000:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
948:
947:
938:
937:External links
935:
934:
933:
926:
919:
904:
897:
884:Geurt Imanse:
882:
881:London., 1908.
872:
857:
850:
843:
835:
832:
830:
829:
802:
788:
779:
764:
751:www.delpher.nl
737:
722:
709:www.delpher.nl
695:
665:
652:www.delpher.nl
638:
613:
588:
569:
567:
564:
563:
562:
559:
556:
553:
550:
547:
544:
541:
538:
535:
532:
529:
522:
519:
514:
511:
510:
509:
506:Teylers Museum
503:
500:
497:
494:
491:
488:
485:
482:
479:
459:
456:
455:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
411:
410:Selected works
408:
407:
406:
400:
397:
391:
385:
377:
374:
373:
372:
366:
360:
354:
348:
342:
336:
330:
311:
308:
275:Berthe Morisot
243:
240:
200:
197:
180:
177:
162:Victoire Winix
146:Rijksakademie.
135:Pulchri Studio
111:Suze Robertson
74:
71:
61:
58:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1009:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
977:Impressionism
975:
973:
972:Art societies
970:
969:
967:
960:
958:
953:
945:
941:
940:
931:
927:
924:
920:
917:
913:
909:
905:
902:
898:
895:
894:3-7757-0160-5
891:
888:Hatje, 1980,
887:
883:
880:
876:
873:
870:
869:90-70655-27-6
866:
862:
858:
855:
851:
848:
844:
841:
838:
837:
817:
813:
806:
800:
799:
792:
783:
775:
768:
752:
748:
741:
733:
726:
710:
706:
699:
683:
679:
672:
670:
653:
649:
642:
627:
623:
617:
602:
598:
592:
584:
580:
574:
570:
560:
557:
554:
551:
548:
545:
542:
539:
536:
533:
530:
527:
523:
520:
517:
516:
507:
504:
501:
498:
495:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
477:
476:
471:
467:
465:
452:
449:
446:
443:
440:
437:
434:
431:
428:
425:
422:
421:
416:
404:
401:
398:
395:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
379:
370:
367:
364:
361:
358:
355:
352:
349:
346:
343:
340:
337:
334:
331:
328:
327:Lizzy Ansingh
325:
324:
323:
321:
317:
303:
295:
291:
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
269:(1845–1926),
268:
265:(1840–1916),
264:
259:
257:
253:
249:
239:
237:
236:Rijksacademie
233:
229:
225:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
196:
194:
190:
186:
176:
174:
169:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
150:Jacob Ritsema
147:
143:
138:
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
103:August Allebé
100:
99:Rijksakademie
95:
93:
88:
87:Rijksacademie
84:
80:
79:Lizzy Ansingh
66:
57:
55:
51:
47:
43:
34:
30:
19:
949:
929:
925:Baarn, 1977.
922:
907:
900:
885:
878:
875:G. H. Marius
860:
853:
846:
839:
820:. Retrieved
815:
805:
797:
791:
782:
773:
767:
755:. Retrieved
750:
740:
731:
725:
713:. Retrieved
708:
698:
686:. Retrieved
681:
656:. Retrieved
651:
641:
629:. Retrieved
625:
616:
604:. Retrieved
600:
591:
582:
573:
525:
463:
461:
363:Jacoba Surie
319:
315:
313:
283:Hague School
278:
271:Eva Gonzalès
267:Mary Cassatt
260:
245:
235:
231:
227:
223:
220:
216:
208:
204:
202:
182:
170:
158:Jacoba Surie
145:
139:
130:
98:
96:
86:
83:Coby Ritsema
76:
41:
39:
29:
899:K. W. Lim:
822:3 September
757:3 September
745:Wolf, N.H.
715:3 September
688:2 September
658:4 September
631:3 September
606:1 September
513:Exhibitions
405:(1855–1936)
390:(1875–1957)
384:(1883-1968)
371:(1880–1968)
365:(1879–1970)
359:(1876–1961)
353:(1868–1958)
347:(1874–1951)
341:(1873–1942)
335:(1873–1951)
329:(1875–1959)
256:portraiture
166:Lize Duyvis
966:Categories
856:, Heerlen,
818:(in Dutch)
711:(in Dutch)
579:Luns, Huib
528:zu Hamburg
252:still life
508:, Haarlem
221:Amsterdam
77:In 1894,
73:Beginning
46:Amsterdam
581:(1940).
942:Comic "
320:Sorella
279:Joffers
224:Joffers
142:Haarlem
18:Joffers
914:
892:
867:
217:Joffer
566:Notes
912:ISBN
890:ISBN
865:ISBN
824:2022
759:2022
717:2022
690:2022
660:2022
633:2022
608:2022
254:and
164:and
133:and
81:and
40:The
968::
877::
814:.
749:.
707:.
680:.
668:^
650:.
624:.
599:.
168:.
152:,
137:.
129:,
117:.
105:,
918:.
896:.
871:.
826:.
761:.
719:.
692:.
662:.
635:.
610:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
