Gretha Pieck

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Gretha Pieck
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Portrait of Gretha Pieck by Adri Pieck circa 1918
Born(1898-08-16)16 August 1898
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died31 March 1920(1920-03-31) (aged 21)
Maartensdijk, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Other namesMargaretha Pieck
Known for Painting

Margaretha "Gretha" Pieck (1898-1920) was a Dutch artist. [1]

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Biography

Pieck was born on 16 August 1898 in Amsterdam. [2] Her father, Antonie Pieck  [ nl ] (1865-1925) was a painter. [3] Her sister Adriana "Adri" Jacoba Pieck (1894-1982) was a painter, as was her cousin Anton Franciscus Pieck (1895-1987). She studied with Toon de Jong  [ nl ] and Willem Knip  [ nl ]. [2]

Gretha and Adri exhibited together and shared a studio. [4] Pieck was a member of the Kunstenaarsvereniging Sint Lucas  [ nl ]. [5]

Pieck died of Spanish influenza on 31 March 1920 in Maartensdijk at the age of 21. [6] Her work is in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. [7]

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References

  1. "Pieck, Gretha". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Gretha Pieck". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. "Adri Pieck: Haar familie". Online Museum de Bilt (in Dutch). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. Verhagen, Nol; Heide, Marcus van der (December 2017). "Bezield door persoonlijk gevoel: Gretha en Adri Pieck". Bussum's Historisch Tijdschrift. 33 (3): 20–22. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. "Gretha Pieck". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  6. "Pieck, Gretha". Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  7. "Gretha Pieck". Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

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