Mies Callenfels-Carsten (1893-1982) was a

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painter.

Biography

Callenfels-Carsten was born on 3 September 1893 in

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. She studied at the ''Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten'' (

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). Her instructors included David Bautz, and . Callenfels-Carsten was married twice. Her first husband was dr. J.N. Voorstad MD (1884-1960). Her second husband was vice-admiral J. Callenfels (1896-1961). Callenfels-Carsten was a member of the

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, the

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, (The Hague Art Circle), the Kunst zij ons doel ("Art be our aim"), and the ''Bataviasche Kunstkring'' (the Bataviasche Art Circle). 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. After her husbands retirement in 1956 she lived and painted in Veere (Zeeland) as an important member of the Veere Artists' Colony. She was the last of the nine so called ', female artists who lived in Veere between 1907 until 1992. Callenfels-Carsten died on 11 September 1982 in

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References

External links

images of Callenfels-Carsten's work
on Artnet {{DEFAULTSORT:Callenfels-Carsten, Mies 1893 births 1982 deaths People from Roermond Artists from Limburg (Netherlands) 20th-century Dutch women artists