Martinus van Regteren Altena
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Martinus van Regteren Altena | |
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 Portrait of a Farmer from Delden | |
| Born | 19 September 1866 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 10 October 1908 (aged 42) Nunspeet, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Delft Technical University Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (1891-1894) |
Martinus van Regteren Altena (19 September 1866 - 10 October 1908) was a Dutch portrait painter, etcher and lithographer.
He mainly produced portraits but also worked in design. He was a member of "Arti et Amicitiae" in Amsterdam and exhibited in Amsterdam from 1901 until 1906.
Life
[edit]Born in Amsterdam, he was a son of Johan Quirijn van Regteren Altena (1832–1915), director of the Deli Maatschappij, and Gerardina Maria Jonker (1836–1910), making him brother to the painter Marie van Regteren Altena and uncle to the art historian Iohan Quirijn van Regteren Altena. He initially studied at Delft Technical University, gaining a diploma as a building engineer. He studied from 1891 to 1894 at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam under Wilhelmus Hendrikus Petrus Johannes de Zwart. He became an employee of Jan Veth.
He lived and worked in Amsterdam from 1891 to 1894, Laren (Noord-Holland) until 1902, Bussum until 1906, then in Nunspeet, where he died of tuberculosis.
Bibliography
[edit]- (in German) 'Regteren Altena, Martinus van.' In: Hans Vollmer (ed.): Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Begründet von Ulrich Thieme und Felix Becker. Band 28: Ramsden–Rosa. E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1934, p. 91–92 (biblos.pk.edu.pl).
- (in German) Sigrid Trauzeddel: Regteren Altena, Martinus van. In: Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. Die Bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker (AKL). Band 2, Seemann, Leipzig 1986, ISBN 3-363-00115-0, S. 678
- (in Dutch) Martinus van Regteren Altena in: Biografisch Portaal van Nederland
- (in Dutch) Martinus van Regteren Altena in: Pieter Scheen: Lexicon Nederlandse beeldende kunstenaars 1750–1950
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