Suze Slager-Velsen Explained

Suze Slager-Velsen
Birth Name:Suzanna Adriana Velsen
Birth Date:6 November 1883
Birth Place:Oostburg, Netherlands
Death Place:'s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Field:Painting

Suze Slager-Velsen (1883-1964) was a Dutch painter.[1]

Biography

Slager-Velsen née Velsen was born on 6 November 1883 in Oostburg. She studied at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Academy of Visual Arts) in Rotterdam. Her teachers included, Dirk Herman Michaël Harting. She was married to fellow artist (1871-1938) with whom she had one child.[2] Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[3] She was a member of the Arti et Amicitiae and the .

Slager-Velsen died on 25 December 1964 in 's-Hertogenbosch.[4]

Legacy

Suze Bergé-Slager, Slager-Velsen's daughter, established the Museum Slager in 's-Hertogenbosch. The museum houses works of several generations of Slagers.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Slager-Velsen, Suze . https://www.oxfordartonline.com/benezit/view/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.001.0001/acref-9780199773787-e-00170646 . Benezit Dictionary of Artists . 10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00170646 . 978-0-19-977378-7 . 10 March 2021 . en. Benezit Dictionary of Artists . 2011 .
  2. Web site: Suze Slager-Velsen . RKD . 10 March 2021 . nl.
  3. Web site: Suzanna Adriana Slager - van Velsen . Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon) . 10 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Slager-Velsen, Suze . Biografisch Portaal . 10 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Suze Slager - Velsen . Museum Slager . 10 March 2021 . en.