Berthe BURGKAN ✿

Berthe Burgkan (1855-1936) was a French painter, born in Paris. She was known for her genre and flower paintings. She produced works of symbolist inspiration.

The Organ Recital, 1891 - Oil on canvas

She attended the École des Beaux-Arts where she studied with Gustave Boulanger and at the Académie Julian where she studied with Jules Joseph Lefebvre and Tony Robert-Fleury.

She exhibited her paintings at the Paris Salon from 1878 through 1920. She also exhibited at the Arts de la Femme. In 1883 Burgkan became a member of the Société des Artistes Français. She exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.