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Sophie Verrijn Stuart

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Sophie Verrijn Stuart
Born(1890-04-18)18 April 1890
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Died14 August 1946(1946-08-14) (aged 56)
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Known forCeramics

Sophie Verrijn Stuart (1890–1946) was a Dutch ceramicist.[1]

Biography

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Verrijn Stuart was born on 18 April 1890 in Amsterdam.[2] She studied at Kunstnijverheidsschool Quellinus (Amsterdam) where she was a student of Bert Nienhuis.[1] She taught at De Nieuwe Huishoudschool, and around 1928 she designed tableware for Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland [nl]. She worked as a potter in Amsterdam from 1926 until her death.[2]

In 1925 Verrijn Stuart won an honorable mention at International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris.[2] Verrijn Stuart was a member of Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Ambachts- en Nijverheidskunst (V.A.N.K.) the Dutch Association for Craft and Craft Art.[1]

Verrijn Stuart died on 14 August 1946 in Amsterdam.[2] Her work is in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam[3] and the Kunstmuseum Den Haag.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sophie Verrijn Stuart". RKD. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Verrijn Stuart, S.E. (Sophie)". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Sophie Verrijn Stuart". Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Vaas - Sophie E. Verrijn Stuart [1890-1946]". Kunstmuseum Den Haag. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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