Alida van Houten

Alida van Houten (1868-1960) was a Dutch painter.

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Houten, not Houten.
Alida van Houten
self portrait, 1920
Born(1868-08-22)22 August 1868
Groningen, Netherlands
Died2 December 1960(1960-12-02) (aged 92)
Groningen, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Known forPainting

Biography

Van Houten was born on 22 August 1868 in Groningen. She was the sister of the artist Gerrit van Houten. She studied at the Academie Minerva. Her teachers included Ferdinand Oldewelt and Dirk de Vries Lam.[1]

Van Houten's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[2] She was a member of Arti et Amicitiae, Kunstlievend Genootschap Pictura (Groningen), and Kunstenaarsvereniging Sint Lucas.[1]

Van Houten died on 2 December 1960 in Groningen.[3]

References
  1. "Alida van Houten". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. "Onze kunst van heden, 1939 -". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. "Houten, Alida van". Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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