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Henriëtte Ronner-Knip | The painter of cats

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Born in Amsterdam, Dutch painter Henriëtte Ronner-Knip (1821-1909) came from an artistic family and she studied art under her father, the well-known Neo-Classical painter Joseph Augustus Knip.
After selling her first painting at the age of fifteen she produced an outstanding body of work which is now on display in many European museums, including the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the Dordrecht Museum.


Her early and formative years of painting included genre scenes, landscapes and still-lifes, although she later established herself as a painter of cats and dogs. In 1876 the Queen of Belgium commissioned her to paint two of her favourite lap-dogs and the success of this work led to further prestigious commissions from great names including Emperor William I of Germany, Baron Tindal of Amsterdam, the Duchess of Edinburgh and the Princess of Wales.
The following year Henriette Ronner-Knip was awarded the Cross of the Leopold Order; a rare achievement for a woman artist.
After her marriage in 1850 to Telco Ronner, Henriette Ronner-Knip settled in Brussels where she remained until her death in 1909. A major retrospective of her work was held at the Kunsthal in Rotterdam in 1998.






































Henriëtte Ronner-Knip (Amsterdam, 31 maggio 1821 - Elsene 2 marzo 1909,) è stata una pittrice Olandese. Nata in una famiglia di artisti, ha mostrato interesse e talento per il disegno fin da quando aveva cinque anni. Ha iniziato la sua attività artistica sotto la guida del padre, Joseph August Knip.
Si trasferisce in giovane età a Den Bosch ed vi è rimasta fino al 1850. Nello stesso anno sposò Feico Ronner e si trasferisce in Belgio, prima a Bruxelles e nel 1878 a Elsene. Era meglio conosciuta per i suoi dipinti che avevano per soggetto la natura la natura, in particolare cani e gatti.
"Franchezza e sincerità sono il segno distintivo della signora Ronner e sono queste le qualità combinate con il temperamento di un vero artista che l'ha resa celebre, e la cui popolarità non sarà probabilmente svanire in tempi brevi", E. Baes.