Sophie Verrijn Stuart Explained

Sophie Verrijn Stuart
Birth Date:18 April 1890
Birth Place:Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Death Place:Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Education:Kunstnijverheidsschool Quellinus
Field:Ceramics

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

Biography

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 . 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sophie Verrijn Stuart . RKD . 17 December 2020 . en.
  2. Web site: Verrijn Stuart, S.E. (Sophie) . Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon) . 18 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Sophie Verrijn Stuart . Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam . 17 December 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: Vaas - Sophie E. Verrijn Stuart [1890-1946] ]. Kunstmuseum Den Haag . 17 December 2020 . en . 28 August 2018.