Thérèse Ansingh Explained

Thérèse Ansingh
Other Names:Theresia Peizel-Ansingh
Birth Date:9 July 1883
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Death Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Field:Painting
Spouse:Bart Peizel

Thérèse Ansingh who used the pseudonym Sorella (1883-1968) was a Dutch artist.[1]

Biography

Ansingh was born on 9 July 1883 in Amsterdam. She was a member of an artistic family. She was the granddaughter of the painter Johan Georg Schwartze.[2] Her parents were Clara Theresia Schwartze and Edzard Willem Ansingh. She was the younger sister of Lizzy Ansingh and the niece of the painter Thérèse Schwartze and the sculptor Georgine Schwartze.[3] In In 1917 married the painter .[4] [2]

Ansingh began painting around 1932, as she was approaching the age of 50. There is no record of her attending art school and her style could be described as naive.[2] She was a member of the Arti et Amicitiae, , and the .[4] Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[3] In 1941 she received the Sint Lucasprijs (St. Lucas Prize) and in 1956 she received the Arti-medaille (Arti Medal)

Ansingh died on 16 September 1968 in Amsterdam.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sorella . Benezit Dictionary of Artists . 17 February 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Ansingh, Thérèse (1883-1968) . Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland . 17 February 2021 . Dutch . 17 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Peizel - Ansingh, Theresia (Thérèse) . Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon) . 17 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Sorella . RKD . 17 February 2021 . nl.
  5. Web site: Ansingh, Theresia . Biografisch Portaal . 17 February 2021.