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Bertha Wegmann

Bertha Wegmann
Bertha Wegmann

Bertha Wegmann was a Danish painter active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Known primarily for her portraits, her subjects also included landscapes, still life and room interiors.

She is noted as the first woman chairholder at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. She was friends with the Swedish painter Jeanna Bauck, who painted a portrait of Wegmann at work.