Lucie van Dam van Isselt

Lucie van Dam van Isselt or Lucie Dam van Isselt later Lucie Ekker (June 15, 1871 – June 7, 1949) was a Dutch artist known for her floral paintings.[1]

Lucie van Dam van Isselt
BornJune 15, 1871
Bergen op Zoom
DiedJune 7, 1949
The Hague
NationalityKingdom of the Netherlands
Other namesLucie Ekker
Spouse(s)Evert Cornelis Ekker
Albert Charles Auguste Plasschaert
Childrentwo
Websitelucievandamvanisselt.nl

Life

Isselt was born in Bergen op Zoom. Her formal painting education began at the Royal Academy of Visual Arts in The Hague. She learnt about etchings and lithography from Auguste Morisot at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon.

Sans Titre by Lucie van Dam Van Isselt
Lucie van Dam from Isselt by Jan Toorop

She traveled through Europe and painted in various places in Belgium, France and Italy. Her oeuvre is varied: portraits, various types of still lifes, genre, figure and animal performances. The Flemish neo-impressionist painter Théo van Rysselberghe was an inspiration for her. She painted in the Zeeland town of Veere and is therefore counted among the "Veerse Joffers".[2]

She was the subject of a portrait by Jan Toorop in 1905.[3]

She has paintings in several collections including the Teylers Museum.[4] Isselt's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[5]

She married, and divorced, twice. She married in her home town in 1892 to the painter and mechanical engineer Evert Cornelis Ekker.[6] They divorced in 1907 after they had had two children. She remarried on 12 May 1909 in Utrecht to the art critic Albert Charles Auguste Plasschaert. Their marriage was dissolved in 1921.[1]

Isselt died in The Hague in 1949.[1]

References
  1. "Lucie van Dam van Isselt". RKD. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. "Veerse Joffers worden getoond in Schotse Huizen - ZeelandNet Video". www.zeelandnet.nl. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  3. "Portrait of Lucie van Dam Isselt Painting By Jan Toorop". Reproduction Gallery. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  4. Teylers Museum, including "Daisies in a silver cup", Oil on panel, bequest from Prof. Edith Bülbring
  5. "Onze kunst van heden, 1939 -". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. "Ontdek architect, schilder, tekenaar Evert Cornelis Ekker". rkd.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-12-30.
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