Suzanna "Suzanne" Melania Charlotta Maria Nijs or Suzanne Nicolas (1897 or 1902–1985) was a Dutch-Belgian sculptor.
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 [nl] 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]
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