Anna Carolina 'Ans' van den Berg
Amsterdam 1873-1942
Flower still life, pastel on paper 49 x 39 cm., signed l.r.
663565/Coll.bv
Price band: between 2.500 and 5.000 euro
Ans van den Berg belonged to the Amsterdam Joffers, a group of upper class women who specialised in painting still lifes and flowers in a smooth Impressionist style. She was the only one of the group not to attend the Rijsacademie in the capital, but through an apprenticeship in Paris developed into a skilful painter. Although Van den Berg painted portraits and figures as well as Laren interiors, she preferred to depict floral still lifes.