Louise Alice Andrine van Blommesteinartist • painterParijs 1882-1965 Arlesheim (Zwitserland)

Louise van Blommestein learned to paint in the studio of E. Blanc-Garin in Brussels. Then she studied at the academy in Florence in 1898-1899. After discovering theosophy, she took lessons from 1910 with the Symbolist painter Jean Delville in Brussels. She later received advice from H.P. Bremmer. The painter lived and worked with long interruptions between 1902 and 1920 in Blaricum, The Hague, Hilversum and Laren. Then she settled in Switzerland. Influenced by anthroposophy and symbolism, she painted flowers, still lifes, children's portraits, religious scenes and mystical and imaginary subjects.