Suzanna "Suzanne" Melania Charlotta Maria Nicolas Nijs or Suzanne Nicolas (1897 or 1902–1985) was a Dutch-Belgian sculptor.

Suzanne Nijs
Born(1897-04-06)6 April 1897 or 4 November 1902
Kortrijk, Belgium
Died(1985-04-01)1 April 1985
Steyl, Netherlands
NationalityDutch-Belgian
Other namesSuzanna Melania Charlotta Maria Nicolas-Nijs
Known forSculpture
SpouseJoep Nicolas
reliefs "Verum Bonum Pulchrum" made by Suzanne Nicolas-Nijs in 1938

Biography

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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 [nl] 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Suzanne Nicolas". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Onze kunst van heden, 1939 -". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Nicolas, J. (Joep)". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Nicolas - Nys, S. (Suzanne)". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Nicolas, Hortensia Margaretha Maria Sylvia (Sylvia)". (Lexicon). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Stained Glass Autonomous Panels". Sylvia Nicolas. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Nicolas, Suzanne". Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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