Jacoba Johanna Ritsema

Place: Haarlem

Born: 1876

Death: 1961

Biography:

Coba Ritsema was born in Haarlam in the Netherlands in 1876. At age 15 she attended the School voor Kunstnijverheid in Haarlem where she learned the basics of drawing and painting. She was often considered the most talented of the ‘Amsterdamse Joffers‘; she was very much influenced by Amsterdam impressionist George Hendrik Breitner. Her works are mainly portraits and still lifes, painted in a realistic style with a strong emphasis on the play of light and shadow. She died in Amsterdam in 1961.