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Born | Kortrijk, Belgium | 6 April 1897 or 4 November 1902
Died | Steyl, Netherlands | 1 April 1985
Nationality | Dutch-Belgian |
Other names | Suzanna Melania Charlotta Maria Nicolas-Nijs |
Known for | Sculpture |
Spouse | Joep Nicolas |
Suzanna "Suzanne" Melania Charlotta Maria Nicolas Nijs or Suzanne Nicolas (1897 or 1902–1985) was a Dutch- Belgian sculptor.
Nijs was born in Kortrijk, Belgium. Some sources state 6 April 1897 [1] as her birth date and others state 4 November 1902. [2] She studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. She was a student of Victor Rousseau. [1] Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. [2]
In 1924 Nijs was married to the stained glass artist Joep Nicolas (1897-1972), [3] with whom she had two children. [4] Their daughter, Sylvia Nicolas became a stained glass artist. [5] [6] The family spent time in France, Italy, Scotland, and the United States as well as Belgium and the Netherlands. [1]
Nijs died on 1 April 1985 in Steyl. [7]
Suzanne Nijs | |
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Born | Kortrijk, Belgium | 6 April 1897 or 4 November 1902
Died | Steyl, Netherlands | 1 April 1985
Nationality | Dutch-Belgian |
Other names | Suzanna Melania Charlotta Maria Nicolas-Nijs |
Known for | Sculpture |
Spouse | Joep Nicolas |
Suzanna "Suzanne" Melania Charlotta Maria Nicolas Nijs or Suzanne Nicolas (1897 or 1902–1985) was a Dutch- Belgian sculptor.
Nijs was born in Kortrijk, Belgium. Some sources state 6 April 1897 [1] as her birth date and others state 4 November 1902. [2] She studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. She was a student of Victor Rousseau. [1] Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. [2]
In 1924 Nijs was married to the stained glass artist Joep Nicolas (1897-1972), [3] with whom she had two children. [4] Their daughter, Sylvia Nicolas became a stained glass artist. [5] [6] The family spent time in France, Italy, Scotland, and the United States as well as Belgium and the Netherlands. [1]
Nijs died on 1 April 1985 in Steyl. [7]