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Geesje Mesdag-van Calcar (1850–1936) was a Dutch painter. She is known for her landscape, flower, and genre paintings.

Geesje Mesdag-van Calcar
G. Mesdag-van Calcar, 1927
Born	(1850-07-02)2 July 1850 Hoogezand, Netherlands
Died	12 April 1936(1936-04-12) (aged 85) The Hague, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Education	Academie Minerva
Known for	Painting
Movement	The Hague School
Spouse(s)	Taco Mesdag

Biography

Mesdag-van Calcar was born 2 July 1850 in Hoogezand. She attended the Academie Minerva in Groningen She also studied with Paul Gabriël in Paris.[1]

She married fellow painter Taco Mesdag (1829–1902) and the couple settled in The Hague. Both were members of the Pulchri Studio[2] and also associated with the Hague School.[3] They also owned property in Vries, Drenthe where they painted in the summer.[2]

Mesdag-van Calcar exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[3] She received an honorable mention at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889.[1]

After her husband's death in 1902, Mesdag-van Calcar moved to Kortenhoef, where she built a studio.[2] Her work from that time was in an Impressionistic style.[3]

Hugenholtz died 4 April 1934 in The Hague.[1]

Gallery

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  View of Vries with Bonifatius Church

References

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