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Hulda Marie Bentzen (1858–1930) was an early professional female Norwegian photographer who established studios in
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.
Sjur Helgeland - violinist and composerBentzen 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
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 20th-century Norwegian photographers {{Photographer-stub
Hulda Marie Bentzen (1858–1930) was an early professional female Norwegian photographer who established studios in Bergen
Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo.
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and Voss
Voss () is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality and a Districts of Norway, traditional district in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages inclu ...
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Life
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.
Sjur Helgeland - violinist and composerBentzen 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
Marie Høeg (15 April 1866 – 22 February 1949) was a Norwegian photographer and suffragist. Høeg's published work was traditional in nature, while her private photography, including images of and created with her partner, Bolette Berg, c ...
in Horten
Horten () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Horten (town) ...
, 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
Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the munici ...
and Bentzen and Agnes Nyblin
Agnes Nyblin née Janson (25 January 1869 – 20 August 1945) was a Norwegian photographer. She started a photography business in Bergen with her husband but he died in 1894. She ran the business until 1911.
Life
Nyblin was born in 1869 to J ...
in Bergen
Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo.
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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 20th-century Norwegian photographers {{Photographer-stub