Suze Robertson

Suze Robertson was born to a family of merchants. Her mother died when she was two and she was raised by her aunt and uncle. She displayed an early talent for drawing and began her studies in 1874 at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, where she was a pupil of Jan Philip Koelman. She won a bronze and two silver medals there. In 1876 she followed drawing lessons at the Polytechnical School in Delft. Until 1882 she taught drawing lessons for girls in Rotterdam while taking lessons on Sundays from Petrus van der Velden in The Hague, and after that chose a career as an artist. Her works of simple people in farm interiors and rough scenes of farm life are reminiscent of Van Gogh's early The Potato Eaters and it is said they admired each other's work. While in Rotterdam Suze Robertson caused something of a scandal because she insisted her pupils should be able to draw from the naked model. ==Paintings==

File:Suze Robertson - The card reader - Breda Museum.jpg|S. Robertson, The card reader, 1883, oil on canvas mounted on panel, Stedelijk Museum Breda File:Suze Robertson - Woman sewing.jpg|S. Robertson, Women sewing, 1886–89, oil on panel, Gemeentemuseum Helmond File:Suze Robertson - still life - 1922 - RIJK01 M-SK-C-1678-00 X.jpg|S. Robertson, Still Life, 1892, oil-painting on canvas, Rijksmuseum File:Portret van een jonge vrouw Rijksmuseum SK-A-4695.jpeg|S. Robertson, Portrait of a Young Lady, 1895–98; oil on canvas, Rijksmuseum File:Suze Robertson - antique stall.jpg|S. Robertson, Antique Stall, c. 1900, oil on canvas, Centraal Museum, Utrecht File:Suze Robertson - Corner of the artist studio.jpg|S. Robertson, ''Corner of the Artists' Studio'', before 1905, watercolor on paper, Groninger Museum File:Suze Robertson - De Vispoort van Harderwijk Z.J. A 2312.jpg|S. Robertson, ''The Fisher's gate at Harderwijk'', 1908–10, oil on canvas, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam File:Suze Robertson - Mother and child.jpg|S. Robertson, Mother and child, c. 1910s, oil on canvas, private collection File:Suze Bisschop Robertson - Courtyard together with a Work by Johan Buning.jpg|S. Robertson, Courtyard together with a Work by Johan Buning, before 1922, oil on panel, private collection File:Suze Robertson - Standing woman spinning.jpg|S. Robertson, Standing woman spinning, undated, oil on canvas ==References==