Work as an artist Īnna Alma-Tadema was described by biographer Helen Zimmern as a 'delicate, dainty artist who has inherited so much of her father's power for reproducing detail.' During her time as an artist, Anna Alma-Tadema created several portraits, representations of flowers, as well as watercolor depictions of house interiors and buildings. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, This is Our Corner, also known as Laurense and Anna Alma-Tadema (1873 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam).

Anna's sister, Laurense, was a poet, painter, novelist, critic, playwright, and short story author. Once he died, the popularity of his works and style waned for about six decades. Sir Lawrence was inspired by words from antiquity and developed a style that was emulated by Laura, Anna and other artists. Īnna's mother, father and step-mother were painters, and as a result, she was raised in a very artistic household. In 1873, she and her sister were depicted in This is Our Corner, and then in 1883, her father painted her portrait.

Anna appears at least twice in paintings by her father. Laurense received her education at home and it is believed that Anna was home-schooled as well. Īnna Alma-Tadema was raised in London with her family. Her father married for the second time to Laura Epps in 1871, when Anna was four years old.

Lawrence and his daughters then moved to England. Her older sister, Laurense, was born in 1865.

Her work was shown at national exhibitions, including the Royal Academy of Arts and the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.Īnna Alma-Tadema was recognized for her achievements as an artist at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the 1889 Paris Exhibition.Īnna Tadema was the second daughter of Dutch painter Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema and his French wife, Marie-Pauline Gressin-Dumoulin de Boisgirard, who lived in Brussels. She was influenced by her father, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, and showed her works at exhibitions with him and her step-mother, Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema. Anna Alma-Tadema ( née Tadema – 5 July 1943) was a British artist and suffragette.Īlma-Tadema primarily worked with drawings and paintings, creating many portraits and representations of interior scenes, flowers and buildings.

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