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

Gretha Pieck
Portrait of Gretha Pieck by Adri Pieck circa 1918
Born(1898-08-16)16 August 1898
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died31 March 1920(1920-03-31) (aged 21)
Maartensdijk, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Other namesMargaretha Pieck
Known forPainting

Biography

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

Gretha and Adri exhibited together and shared a studio.[4] Pieck was a member of the Kunstenaarsvereniging Sint Lucas [nl].[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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Pieck, Gretha". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Gretha Pieck". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Adri Pieck: Haar familie". Online Museum de Bilt (in Dutch). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. ^ Verhagen, Nol; Heide, Marcus van der (December 2017). "Bezield door persoonlijk gevoel: Gretha en Adri Pieck". Bussum's Historisch Tijdschrift. 33 (3): 20–22. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Gretha Pieck". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Pieck, Gretha". Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Gretha Pieck". Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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  Media related to Gretha Pieck at Wikimedia Commons

Further reading

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  • Depenbrock, E. (1983) Het Leven En Werken Van Gretha En Adri Pieck (The Life and Works of Gretha and Adri Pieck), Holkema & Warendorf. ISBN 90-269-4514-0