Sophie Verrijn Stuart

Sophie Verrijn Stuart (1890–1946) was a Dutch ceramicist.[1]

Sophie Verrijn Stuart
Born(1890-04-18)18 April 1890
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Died14 August 1946(1946-08-14) (aged 56)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
NationalityDutch
EducationKunstnijverheidsschool Quellinus
Known forCeramics

Biography

Verrijn Stuart was born on 18 April 1890 in Amsterdam.[2] She studied at Kunstnijverheidsschool Quellinus (Amsterdam) where she was a student of Bert Nienhuis.[1] She taught at De Nieuwe Huishoudschool, and around 1928 she designed tableware for Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland. She worked as a potter in Amsterdam from 1926 until her death.[2]

In 1925 Verrijn Stuart won an honorable mention at International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris.[2] Verrijn Stuart was a member of Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Ambachts- en Nijverheidskunst (V.A.N.K.) the Dutch Association for Craft and Craft Art.[1]

Verrijn Stuart died on 14 August 1946 in Amsterdam.[2] Her work is in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam[3] and the Kunstmuseum Den Haag.[4]

References
  1. "Sophie Verrijn Stuart". RKD. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. "Verrijn Stuart, S.E. (Sophie)". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. "Sophie Verrijn Stuart". Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. "Vaas - Sophie E. Verrijn Stuart [1890-1946]". Kunstmuseum Den Haag. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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