Suze Slager-Velsen

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Suze Slager-Velsen
portrait by Herman Moerkerk
Born
Suzanna Adriana Velsen

(1883-11-06)6 November 1883
Oostburg, Netherlands
Died25 December 1964(1964-12-25) (aged 81)
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Known forPainting

Suze Slager-Velsen (1883-1964) was a Dutch painter.[1]

Biography[edit]

Slager-Velsen née Velsen was born on 6 November 1883 in Oostburg. She studied at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Academy of Visual Arts) in Rotterdam. Her teachers included Arthur Briët [nl], Dirk Herman Michaël Harting. She was married to fellow artist Piet Slager jr. [nl] (1871-1938) with whom she had one child.[2][3] Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[2] She was a member of the Arti et Amicitiae and the Kunstenaarsvereniging Sint Lucas [nl].

Slager-Velsen died on 25 December 1964 in 's-Hertogenbosch.[4]

Legacy[edit]

Suze Bergé-Slager, Slager-Velsen's daughter, established the Museum Slager in 's-Hertogenbosch. The museum houses works of several generations of Slagers.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Slager-Velsen, Suze". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00170646. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Retrieved 10 March 2021. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b "Suzanna Adriana Slager - van Velsen". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Suze Slager-Velsen". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Slager-Velsen, Suze". Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Suze Slager - Velsen". Museum Slager. Retrieved 10 March 2021.