Mathilda Rotkirch

Mathilda Rotkirch
Mathilda Rotkirch by Robert Wilhelm Ekman
Born (1813-07-28)28 July 1813
Borgå, Finland
Died 6 March 1842(1842-03-06) (aged 28)
Nationality Finnish
Education Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
Known for Painting

Mathilda Wilhelmina Rotkirch (28 July 1813 – 6 March 1842) was a Finnish painter. She is often referred to as the first female artist in Finland.[1]

Rotkirch was born in Borgå, the daughter of Baron Karl Fredrik Rotkirch and Augusta Fredrika Elisabeth f. Rotkirch Aminoff.[2] She was a student at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts between 1833 and 1838 and took a study trip to Europe in 1840–1841. She made portrait paintings.

She died of a lung ailment in 1842 at the age of 28.[2]

Rotkirch was represented in an exhibition in Finland in 1847. She is represented at Ateneum, Cygnaei galleri, and Stensbölefjärden herrgård.

References

  1. ↑ "Mathilda Rotkirch". Tiedekirja. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Rotkirch, Mathilda". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

Literature

  • Jouni Kuurne Mathilda Rotkirch : taiteilija ja matkailija, 2002
  • Helena Westermarck: Mathilda Rotkirch, Historiska och litteraturhistoriska studier (SLS) 2.s. 8–78 Hki 1926.
  • Margareta Willner-Rönnholm: Målarinnan Mathilda Rotkirch – en bortglömd pionjär? Finsk Tidskrift, 2003:1
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