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Hulda Marie Bentzen (1858–1930) was an early professional female Norwegian photographer who established studios in
Sjur Helgeland - violinist and composer
Born on 18 December 1858 in Bergen, Bentzen was the daughter of the sea captain Einar Bentzen (1824–1876) and Karen Bertine Gullaksen. After learning photography under Max Behrends (1839–1903), she opened a business in Bergen in 1886. The firm appears to have been taken over by Justus Lockwood in the early 1900s when she opened a business in Voss. In 1918, she put the business up for sale but continued to reproduce old works until much later. She also created postcards. Bentzen received a medal at the Bergen Exhibition in 1898.
Solberg was one of several women who established early photographic studios in Norway. The ''Encyclopedia of nineteenth-century photography'' are disparaging about many of these but they pick out several of note including Marie Høeg in Horten, Louise Abel in Christiania, Louise Wold in Holmestrand,
Examples of Bentzen's work in Bergen's Marcus collection
19th-century Norwegian photographers 1858 births 1930 deaths Norwegian women photographers Photographers from Bergen 19th-century Norwegian women artists 19th-century women photographers 20th-century women photographers 20th-century Norwegian women artists {{Photographer-stub
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
and Voss
Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, ...
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Life
Sjur Helgeland - violinist and composer
Born on 18 December 1858 in Bergen, Bentzen was the daughter of the sea captain Einar Bentzen (1824–1876) and Karen Bertine Gullaksen. After learning photography under Max Behrends (1839–1903), she opened a business in Bergen in 1886. The firm appears to have been taken over by Justus Lockwood in the early 1900s when she opened a business in Voss. In 1918, she put the business up for sale but continued to reproduce old works until much later. She also created postcards. Bentzen received a medal at the Bergen Exhibition in 1898.
Solberg was one of several women who established early photographic studios in Norway. The ''Encyclopedia of nineteenth-century photography'' are disparaging about many of these but they pick out several of note including Marie Høeg in Horten, Louise Abel in Christiania, Louise Wold in Holmestrand, 
Augusta Solberg
Augusta Charlotte Solberg (1856–1922) was an early Norwegian professional photographer who managed a studio in Bergen from 1885.
Biography
Born in Bergen on 1 August 1856, Solberg was the daughter of the ferryman and police constable Anders Sol ...
in Lillehammer and Bentzen and Agnes Nyblin
Agnes Nyblin née Janson (25 January 1869 – 20 August 1945) was a Norway, Norwegian photographer. She started a photography business in Bergen with her husband but he died in 1894. She ran the business until 1911.
Life
Agnes Janson was born ...
in Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
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Examples of Bentzen's work in Bergen's Marcus collection
19th-century Norwegian photographers 1858 births 1930 deaths Norwegian women photographers Photographers from Bergen 19th-century Norwegian women artists 19th-century women photographers 20th-century women photographers 20th-century Norwegian women artists {{Photographer-stub