# Bertha Dorph

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Danish painter

Bertha Dorph's altarpiece in Ollerup Church

**Bertha Olga Vilhelmine Herlich Dorph** née **Green** (4 June 1875 – 25 February 1960) was a Danish painter.[1]

## Biography

Born in Copenhagen, Dorph was privately educated under [Harald Slott-Møller](/source/Harald_Slott-M%C3%B8ller) and [Peter Ilsted](/source/Peter_Ilsted) in Copenhagen (1893–97) after which she spent a year training in Berlin. She also studied etching at Berlin's Schinkel-akademie. She debuted at [Den Frie Udstilling](/source/Den_Frie_Udstilling) in 1899. In 1900, she married the painter Niels Vinding Dorph (1862–1931) who influenced her work. Her painting of a young woman awaiting childbirth (*Et besøg hos den unge barselskone*) is considered a masterpiece among her early works of family and children. Later she painted studies of flowers, landscapes and many portraits, especially of children. In 1925, she created another major work *Julenat* (Christmas Night) now in Ollerup Church near [Svendborg](/source/Svendborg), Funen.[1][2][3]

[A. Michelsen](/source/A._Michelsen) 1922 christmas spoon, designed by Bertha Dorph.

Dorph also worked as a designer, particularly with silverware and furniture. From 1902 to 1915, together with her husband she ran an art school. In 1915, she became a member of the Academy's committee for the Draftsmanship and Design School for Women ([Tegne- og Kunstindustriskolen for Kvinder](/source/Tegne-_og_Kunstindustriskolen_for_Kvinder)) and in 1916 she was a co-founder of the Female Artists Society ([Kvindelige Kunstneres Samfund](/source/Kvindelige_Kunstneres_Samfund)).[3]

Bertha Dorph died in [Hillerød](/source/Hiller%C3%B8d) on 25 February 1960 and is buried in Søllerød Cemetery.[4]

## Awards

In 1907, Bertha Dorph was awarded the [Thorvaldsen Medal](/source/Thorvaldsen_Medal) for her painting *Et besøg hos den unge barselskone* (A Visit to the Young Maternity Patient).[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dbl_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dbl_1-1) ["Bertha Dorph"](http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Kunst_og_kultur/Billedkunst/Maler/Bertha_Dorph) (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 19 October 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-weilbach_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-weilbach_2-1) ["Bertha Dorph"](https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbach.do?kunstnerId=167&wsektion=alle) (in Danish). Kunstineks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 19 October 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-kvinfo_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-kvinfo_3-1) Erik Mortensen. ["Bertha Dorph (1875 - 1960)"](http://www.kvinfo.dk/side/170/bio/501/) (in Danish). Dansk kvindebiografisk leksikon. Retrieved 19 October 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Bertha Olga Vilhelmine Herlich Dorph"](http://www.gravsted.dk/person.php?navn=berthadorph) (in Danish). Gravsted.dk. Retrieved 19 October 2014.

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