Bertha Wegmann

Bertha Wegmann ( born December 26, 1847 in Soglio GR, † 1926 in Copenhagen) was a Danish painter who originally came from Switzerland.

Life

At the age of five years, Bertha Wegmann moved with her family to Denmark. Her father discovered her artistic talent and began to give her lessons. In the 1860s, she became a student of Heinrich Buntzen and FC Lund in Copenhagen. Supported by the family Melchior, Bertha Wegmann was in 1867 to study in Munich, where she lived until 1880 and worked. There she met the Swedish painter Jeanna Bauck, with whom she undertook numerous study trips, including to the Tyrol and Venice. Finally, both moved to Paris. Bertha Wegmann exhibited at the Salon in 1881 and received an honorable mention in 1882 and a medal for a portrait of her sister. This portrait gave her even after her return to Denmark recognition and she was elected the first woman to chair the Art Academy. In 1887 she was a regular member of the Academy and also served on the committee of Charlotte Borg, who had previously consisted solely of men. In the following years she exhibited in several countries, including at the world exhibitions in 1889, 1893 and 1900. 1892 she was one of the first women to be awarded with the Golden Medal of Merit Ingenio et Arti.

Bertha Wegmann died age of 79 in her studio in the Dronningens Tværgade. She inherited all her artworks Toni Müller, who auctioned it in 1941 in favor of needy young artists.

Pictures

Jeanna Bauck, 1887

Woman Sewing

Anna Seekamp, Bertha Wegmann's sister