Stien Eelsingh (1903-1964) was a

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painter.

Biography

Eelsingh was born on 1 September 1903 in

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. She studied with . Eelsingh was a member of ''De Brug'', ''

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'', and the . She was the recipient of the ''Koninklijke subsidie voor vrije schilderkunst'' (Royal grant for free painting). 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

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in Amsterdam. Eelsingh died on 18 June 1964 in

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References

External links

images of Eelsingh's work
on ArtNet {{DEFAULTSORT:Eelsingh, Stien 1903 births 1964 deaths 20th-century Dutch women artists Artists from Zwolle Dutch women painters