Nelly Bodenheim
Portrait of Nelly Bodenheim, by Thérèse Schwartze, 1905
Born(1874-05-27)27 May 1874
Amsterdam
Died7 January 1951(1951-01-07) (aged 76)
NationalityDutch
EducationRijksacademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam
Known forIllustration
Nelly Bodenheim by Isaac Israels

Nelly Bodenheim or Johanna Cornelia Hermana Van Bodenheim (27 May 1874 – 7 January 1951) was a Dutch illustrator known for her silhouettes.[1]

Bodenheim was born in Amsterdam where she was trained at the Rijksacademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam, and then she followed lessons from the painter Jan Veth.[2] Her illustrations (often for children's books) were generally black & white silhouettes but she is also known for color lithography. Besides illustrations for books and magazines, she designed textiles, posters, and book covers. She was a member of the group of artists known as the Amsterdamse Joffers.[2]

Her silhouettes decorated the 1905 book Women Painters of the World.[3] Bodenheim's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Bodenheim, N. (Nelly)". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Nelly Bodenheim in the RKD
  3. ^ Women painters of the world, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day, by Walter Shaw Sparrow, The Art and Life Library, Hodder & Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London, 1905
  4. ^ "Onze kunst van heden, 1939 -". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 26 December 2020.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nelly Bodenheim.


Categories