Adriana "Adri" Jacoba Pieck (1894-1982) was a Dutch artist.

Biography

Pieck was born on 29 April 1894 in the

Scheveningen Scheveningen is one of the eight districts of The Hague, Netherlands, as well as a subdistrict (''wijk'') of that city. Scheveningen is a modern seaside resort with a long, sandy beach, an esplanade, a pier, and a lighthouse. The beach is po ...

section of The Hague. Her sister Margaretha "Gretha" Pieck (1898-1920) was a painter, as was her cousin Anton Franciscus Pieck (1895-1987). She attended the

Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) was founded in 1870 in Amsterdam. It is a classical academy, a place where philosophers, academics and artists meet to test and exchange ideas and knowledge. The school supports ...

in Amsterdam. Her teachers included her father, (1865-1925) , . Gretha and Adri exhibited together and shared a studio until Gretha's early death from Spanish influenza in 1920. Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale '' Onze Kunst van Heden'' (Our Art of Today) at the

Rijksmuseum The Rijksmuseum () is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the St ...

in Amsterdam. Pieck was a member of the Gooische Painters Association and the , exhibiting regularly with the Sint Lucas group from 1915 through 1961. Pieck died in Hollandsche Rading on 5 April 1982.

References

External links

Adri Pieck and her Surroundings
on the Online Museum de Bilt

Biography

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