Exhibition text for “Women and art,” 8 March - 6 June 2004 at Bohusläns museum / From a handwritten catalog of Uddevalla - Musei - Kulturhistorian - collections, Konsthistoriska departementå Tavelverket in the 3dje floor, established in Mars 1916 by Knut Adrian Andersson, Intendent from 1 October 1915: Anna Sofia Palm (de Rosa) born 25/12 1859 daughter of the professor and landscape painter Gust. Wilh. Palm.

Married to an Italian officer A. de Rosa 1901, diligent painter. She has studied at the art academy in Stockholm partly in Italy and France.

Has exposed boards with motifs from Gotland and the west coast m. fl. places, mainly coastal motifs landscape (with staff of farmers and horses) and architectural paintings.

Comment in brackets added in December 2003: (Dog 1924 in Italy where she had resided since her marriage.) No 5. “Motif from Italy” watercolour. Purchased for 60 kroner in 1909.

(= Marine painting from Baya at Naples.)