Bertha Dorph

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

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.

In 1925, she created another major work Julenat (Christmas Night) now in Ollerup Church near Svendborg, Funen.

In 1915, she became a member of the Academy's committee for the Draftsmanship and Design School for Women (Tegne- og Kunstindustriskolen for Kvinder) and in 1916 she was a co-founder of the Female Artists Society (Kvindelige Kunstneres Samfund).

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