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

Sophie Verrijn Stuart
Born	(1890-04-18)18 April 1890 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Died	14 August 1946(1946-08-14) (aged 56) Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Education	Kunstnijverheidsschool Quellinus
Known for	Ceramics

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 [nl]. 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

External links

• images of Verrijn Stuart's work at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

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