Maaike Braat-Rolvink (1907-1992) was a

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painter.

Biography

Braat-Rolvink née Rolvink was born on 12 March 1907 in

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. She studied at the ''Kunstoefening'' (Art Exercise Academy) in Arnhem. Around 1930 she traveled to

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and studied with

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. She was married to the sculptor Leendert Pieter Johan Braat (1908-1982). Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale ''

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'' (Our Art of Today) at the

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in Amsterdam. In 1959 she received a silver medal from the city of Paris for her entry to the ''Salon Féminin'' at the '' Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris''. She was a member of the ''Federatie van Verenigingen van Beroeps Beeldende Kunstenaars'' (Federation of Associations of Professional Visual Artists) in Amsterdam. She was also a member of ''De Zeester''. Braat-Rolvink died on 23 August 1992 in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Braat-Rolvink, Maaike 1907 births 1992 deaths Artists from Arnhem 20th-century Dutch women artists