Mies Callenfels-Carsten

Mies Callenfels-Carsten (1893-1982) was a Dutch painter.

Mies Callenfels-Carsten
Born
Maria Petronella Carsten

(1893-09-03)3 September 1893
Roermond, The Netherlands
Died11 September 1982(1982-09-11) (aged 89)
Middelburg, The Netherlands
NationalityDutch
EducationKoninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten
Known forPainting

Biography

Callenfels-Carsten was born on 3 September 1893 in Roermond. She studied at the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten (Royal Academy of Art, The Hague). Her instructors included David Bautz, Henk Meijer (kunstenaar) and Albert Roelofs. Callenfels-Carsten was married twice. Her first husband was fellow artist J.N. Voorstad. Her second husband was J. Callenfels.

Callenfels-Carsten was a member of the Pulchri Studio, the Haagse Kunstkring, (The Hague Art Circle), the Kunst zij ons doel ("Art be our aim"), and the Bataviasche Kunstkring (the Bataviasche Art Circle).[1] Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[2]

Callenfels-Carsten died on 11 September 1982 in Middelburg.[3]

References
  1. "Mies Callenfels-Carsten". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. "Onze kunst van heden, 1939 -". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. "Voorstad-Carstens, Mies". Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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