Dorry Kahn-Weyl Explained

Dorry Kahn-Weyl
Other Names:Dorry Weyl
Birth Date:19 May 1896
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Death Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Field:Painting
Spouse:Henri René Kahn
Awards:Van der Veenmedaille (resistance medal)

Dorry Kahn-Weyl (1896-1981) was a Dutch artist.

Biography

Kahn-Weyl née Weyl was born on 19 May 1896 in Amsterdam. She was a self-taught painter.[1] In 1921 she married Henri René Kahn (18881970) with whom she had two children. René Kahn was the director of the family fashion house Hirsch & Cie.

Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[2] She was a member of the (The Independents) and (Gooische Painters Association).[1]

Kahn-Weyl's husband was arrested in 1941 after his brother gave an anti-German speech. In 1942 he was arrested again, prompting Dorry and the children to hide in Veluwe.[3]

Kahn-Weyl died on 29 August 1981 in Amsterdam.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dorry Kahn . RKD . 21 March 2021 . nl.
  2. Web site: Dora Weijl . Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon) . 21 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Dorry Kahn-Weijl: een leven vol esthetiek . Haute Histoire . 21 March 2021 . nl . 19 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Kahn-Weyl, Dorry . Biografisch Portaal . 21 March 2021.