Victoire Wirix (1875–1938) was a

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artist.

Biography

Wirix was born on 28 June 1875 in

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; ; ; ) is a city and a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital city, capital and largest city of the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. Maastricht is loca ...

. She studied at the ''

Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) was founded in 1870 in Amsterdam. It is a classical academy, a place where philosophers, academics and artists meet to test and exchange ideas and knowledge. The school supports ...

'' and the ''Internationaal schildersatelier''. Her teachers included , , Marie de Jonge, Martin Monnickendam, Gerard Overman (1855-1906), Coba Ritsema, and Nicolaas van der Waay. She was a member of the

Arti et Amicitiae Arti et Amicitiae (lat .: For Art and Friendship) is a Dutch artist's society founded in 1839, and located on the Rokin in Amsterdam. The Society (also called Arti for short) has played a key role in the Netherlands art scene and in particular in ...

. Wirix died on 8 February 1938 in

's-Graveland s-Graveland () is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wijdemeren, and lies about 4 km northwest of Hilversum. The former municipality of 's-Graveland merged with Loosdrecht and Nederhorst den ...

(now Wijdemeren).

Gallery

Victoire Wirix - Seaside.jpg, ''Seaside'' Victoire Wirix - View of the organ in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam.jpg, ''View of the organ in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wirix, Victoire 1875 births 1938 deaths Artists from Maastricht 19th-century Dutch women artists 20th-century Dutch women artists