Agatha Wilhelmina Zethraeus (1872–1966) was a Dutch artist.

Biography

Zethraeus was born on 23 December 1872 in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

. She studied at the (''English:Day drawing school for girls'') . She studied under Jan Hanau, Wilhelmina Cornelia Kerlen, ,

Piet Mondrian Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (), after 1906 known as Piet Mondrian (, also , ; 7 March 1872 – 1 February 1944), was a Dutch painter and art theoretician who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He is known for being ...

, and . Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale ''

Onze Kunst van Heden Onze Kunst van Heden (Contemporary Artists/Our Art of Today) was an exhibition held in the winter of 1939 through 1940 at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Due to the threat of invasion in the years leading up to World War II, the Netherlands' go ...

'' (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. She was a member of the

Arti et Amicitiae Arti et Amicitiae (lat .: For Art and Friendship) is a Dutch artist's society founded in 1839, and located on the Rokin in Amsterdam. The Society (also called Arti for short) has played a key role in the Netherlands art scene and in particular i ...

, ' (The Independents), and '. She exhibited regularly with from 1911 through 1944 and with ''De Onafhankelijken'' from 1919 through 1960. Zethraeus was a student, model and friend of Piet Mondrian. They knew each other from at least 1907 until his death in 1944. She is the subject of his painting ''Meisje in rood'' (Girl in red). It is unclear if they had a romantic relationship. Zethraeus died on 25 July 1966 in

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Legacy

In 2015 The Mondriaan House held an exhibition ''Agatha Zethraeus - Vriendin, leerling en model van Piet Mondriaan'' (Agatha Zethraeus - Friend, pupil and model of Piet Mondrian).

References

External links

images of Zethraeus's work
on ArtNet {{DEFAULTSORT:Zethraeus, Agatha 1872 births 1966 deaths Artists from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch women artists