End Notes
Forgotten Women Artists #5: Thérèse Schwartze and the business of painting
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1. In the preparation of this article, I have relied heavily on the definitive work on Schwartze by Cora Hollema & Pieternel Kouwenhoven,Thérèse Schwartze: painting for a living, (transl Beverley Jackson), Amsterdam, 2nd edn, 2021. (order through www.thereseschwartze.com).For our review of this book, see here
2. Hollema et al, op cit at 8
3. He would later become the honorary consul of North America from 1851-6
4. Hollema et al, op cit at 12-13
5. Hollema et al, op cit at 6
6. Hollema et al, op cit at 20
7, From Franz von Lenbach and Gabriel Max; Hollema et al, op cit at 15
8. Hollema et al, op cit at 32
9. Hollema et al, op cit at 71
10. Hollema et al, op cit at 32
11. Hollema et al, op cit at 34
12. Hollema et al, op cit at 35
13. Hollema et al, op cit at 34
14. Hollema et al, op cit at 70
15. It is interesting that when T was asked to submit a self-portrait to the Uffizi, her painting (Fig 9) echoed the 1748 self-portrait of Joshua Reynolds who, like T, was a portraitist with royal connections who worked very long hours
16. Hollema et al, op cit at 73
17. Oil paintings were more durable, less sensitive to moisture and stereotypically perceived as more “masculine”: Hollema et al, op cit at 42
18. Hollema et al, op cit at 100
19. Hollema et al, op cit at 72
20. Hollema et al, op cit at 73
21. Hollema et al, op cit at 144
22. Hollema et al, op cit at 144
23. Germaine Greer, The Obstacle Race: The fortunes of women painters and their work, Pan Books, London, 1981 at 4
24. Hollema et al, op cit at 144. Italics added
25. Hollema et al, op cit at 144. Italics added
26. Hollema et al. op cit at 8-9
27. Hollema et al, op cit at 26, 147
28. Hollema et al, op cit at 145
29. Hollema et al, op cit at 145, 146
30. This occurred after his first wife died
31. Hollema et al, op cit at 147ff
32. Hollema et al, op cit at 40
33. Hollema et al, op cit at 181
34. Willem Martin, Thérèse van Duyl-Schwartze (1851-1918), Amsterdam 1923
35. Hollema et al, op cit at 183
36. Stanley Olson, John Singer Sargent: His Portrait, London, 1986, at 237
37. The painting was Gassed (1919; for further details see our article on Singer’s muse http://www.artinsociety.com/rose-marie-ormond-sargentrsquos-muse-and-ldquothe-most-charming-girl-that-ever-livedrdquo.html
38. Hollema et al, op cit
39. Hollema et al, op cit at 180
(c) Philip McCouat. First published January 2022
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1. In the preparation of this article, I have relied heavily on the definitive work on Schwartze by Cora Hollema & Pieternel Kouwenhoven,Thérèse Schwartze: painting for a living, (transl Beverley Jackson), Amsterdam, 2nd edn, 2021. (order through www.thereseschwartze.com).For our review of this book, see here
2. Hollema et al, op cit at 8
3. He would later become the honorary consul of North America from 1851-6
4. Hollema et al, op cit at 12-13
5. Hollema et al, op cit at 6
6. Hollema et al, op cit at 20
7, From Franz von Lenbach and Gabriel Max; Hollema et al, op cit at 15
8. Hollema et al, op cit at 32
9. Hollema et al, op cit at 71
10. Hollema et al, op cit at 32
11. Hollema et al, op cit at 34
12. Hollema et al, op cit at 35
13. Hollema et al, op cit at 34
14. Hollema et al, op cit at 70
15. It is interesting that when T was asked to submit a self-portrait to the Uffizi, her painting (Fig 9) echoed the 1748 self-portrait of Joshua Reynolds who, like T, was a portraitist with royal connections who worked very long hours
16. Hollema et al, op cit at 73
17. Oil paintings were more durable, less sensitive to moisture and stereotypically perceived as more “masculine”: Hollema et al, op cit at 42
18. Hollema et al, op cit at 100
19. Hollema et al, op cit at 72
20. Hollema et al, op cit at 73
21. Hollema et al, op cit at 144
22. Hollema et al, op cit at 144
23. Germaine Greer, The Obstacle Race: The fortunes of women painters and their work, Pan Books, London, 1981 at 4
24. Hollema et al, op cit at 144. Italics added
25. Hollema et al, op cit at 144. Italics added
26. Hollema et al. op cit at 8-9
27. Hollema et al, op cit at 26, 147
28. Hollema et al, op cit at 145
29. Hollema et al, op cit at 145, 146
30. This occurred after his first wife died
31. Hollema et al, op cit at 147ff
32. Hollema et al, op cit at 40
33. Hollema et al, op cit at 181
34. Willem Martin, Thérèse van Duyl-Schwartze (1851-1918), Amsterdam 1923
35. Hollema et al, op cit at 183
36. Stanley Olson, John Singer Sargent: His Portrait, London, 1986, at 237
37. The painting was Gassed (1919; for further details see our article on Singer’s muse http://www.artinsociety.com/rose-marie-ormond-sargentrsquos-muse-and-ldquothe-most-charming-girl-that-ever-livedrdquo.html
38. Hollema et al, op cit
39. Hollema et al, op cit at 180
(c) Philip McCouat. First published January 2022
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