Gretha Pieck Explained

Gretha Pieck
Other Names:Margaretha Pieck
Birth Date:16 August 1898
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Death Place:Maartensdijk, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Field:Painting

Margaretha "Gretha" Pieck (1898-1920) was a Dutch artist.[1]

Biography

Pieck was born on 16 August 1898 in Amsterdam. Her father, (1865-1925) was a painter.[2] Her sister Adriana "Adri" Jacoba Pieck (1894-1982) was a painter, as was her cousin Anton Franciscus Pieck (1895-1987). She studied with and .[3]

Gretha and Adri exhibited together and shared a studio.[4] Pieck was a member of the .[5]

Pieck died of Spanish influenza on 31 March 1920 in Maartensdijk at the age of 21.[6] Her work is in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.[7]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pieck, Gretha . Benezit Dictionary of Artists . 28 February 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Adri Pieck: Haar familie . Online Museum de Bilt . 27 February 2021 . nl . 14 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Gretha Pieck . RKD . 28 February 2021 . nl.
  4. Verhagen . Nol . Heide . Marcus van der . Bezield door persoonlijk gevoel: Gretha en Adri Pieck . Bussum's Historisch Tijdschrift . December 2017 . 33 . 3 . 20–22 . 27 February 2021 . 30 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190530021430/https://www.historischekringbussum.nl/index.php/42-bussums-historisch-tijdschrift-contactblad/2075-bht-33-3-pag-20-22 . dead .
  5. Web site: Gretha Pieck . Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon) . 28 February 2021.
  6. Web site: Pieck, Gretha . Biografisch Portaal . 28 February 2021.
  7. Web site: Gretha Pieck . Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam . 28 February 2021 . en.