Agnes Canta

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameAgnes Catharina•Canta
Used nameAgnes•Canta
Born14 November 1888 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (NED)
Died8 August 1964 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (NED)
NOC Netherlands

Biography

Agnes Canta was a graphic artist, lithographer, painter and bookbinder. She studied at the Academy of Arts and Sciences in Rotterdam. Her subjects were mainly landscapes, still lives, animals and cartoons. Canta also designed posters and billboards. For the health department in Amsterdam, she created decorative murals. Canta then increasingly turned to expressionism.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Art Competitions NED Agnes Canta
Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) AC