Marianne Franken (11 March 1884 – 4 April 1945) was a Dutch painter.[1]
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| Born | (1884-03-11)11 March 1884 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 4 April 1945(1945-04-04) (aged 61) Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, Nazi Germany |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Painting |
Franken was born on 11 March 1884 in Amsterdam. She studied at the Internationaal schildersatelier (Amsterdam) (International painting studio). Franken was a member of, and exhibited with, the Kunstenaarsvereniging Sint Lucas [nl] and Arti et Amicitiae.[2] She also exhibited with the Amsterdamse Joffers. Her subjects included still lifes, portraits (particularly of children), and genre scenes from her Jewish neighborhood near the Prinseneiland river in Amsterdam.[3][4]
Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[5]
Franken died on 4 April 1945 in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, Germany.[6]
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