Suzanne Nijs

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

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 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
  1. "Suzanne Nicolas". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. "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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