Noltenius was born on 24 January 1888 in
Bremen, Germany. She first studied etching with
Hans am Ende and sculpture with
Clara Westhoff. In 1911 she went to Munich to attend the
Damenakademie (Ladies’ Academy). After the deaths of her brothers, sister, father, and fiancé during the years of the
First World War Noltenius settled back in Bremen to support herself and her mother. For a time she had a studio in nearby
Meyenburg. She painted landscapes, still lifes, and portraits. In the
interwar years Noltenius traveled to France (Paris specifically), Hungary, Italy, Norway, and Spain. Noltenius' Bremen studio and most of the artwork in it were destroyed by a bomb in 1944. She built a new studio in Meyenburg in 1949. Noltenius died on 22 February 1964 in Bremen. Her work is in the
Focke Museum and the
Kunsthalle Bremen. ==References==