A Life of Colour and Conviction In the quiet streets of Zwolle, where she first entered the world in 1878, Bernardina Johanna Roberta van Hasselt began a life that would eventually defy the narrow expectations placed upon women of her era. She did not merely seek to observe the world; she sought to translate its essence through a lens of deep, saturated colours and expressive movement. Her path led her from the familiar surroundings o…