Margriet Smulders

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Margriet Smulders (born 1955) is a Dutch photographer of floral still lifes. [1] She attended the Radboud University Nijmegen from 1974 to 1983 and the Academy of Arts in Arnhem from 1979 to 1985. [2]

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Work

She has worked on an ongoing series of floral still life photographs. [1] [3]

Publications

Publications by Smulders

Publication with contribution by Smulders

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References

  1. 1 2 "Aesthetica Magazine - Lush Still Life". Aesthetica Magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  2. "Margriet Smulders - Tilburg University". www.tilburguniversity.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  3. Stone, Mee-Lai (16 June 2022). "Having a ball: the best of Photo Basel – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-08-25.