Coba Ritsema
Date
19 September 2025 - 4 January 2026
Location
Frans Hals Museum
Audience
Adults
Spotlight
The Frans Hals Museum places Haarlem-born artist Coba Ritsema (1876, Haarlem – 1961, Amsterdam) in the spotlight. In a time when only one in five artists was female, the paintings and pastel drawings by Coba Ritsema enjoyed great success in the Netherlands and abroad. Her portraits and still lifes garnered much renown around the turn of the 20th century, mainly due to her stunning and harmonious colour palettes. She sadly faded from public memory after her passing.
150th anniversary
In 2026, we’ll mark the 150th anniversary of her birth in Haarlem and the passing of 75 years since the Frans Hals Museum organised her grand anniversary exhibition. It’s the ideal time to bring this star artist from Haarlem back into the limelight.