Adrienne (Adya) van Rees-Dutilh (7 June 1876 – 11 August 1959) was a Dutch textile artist, painter and graphic artist. She was part of the Dada movement in Zürich and was one of the early signatories of the first Berlin Dada manifesto.
Adya van Rees-Dutilh | |
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| Born | 7 June 1876 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 11 August 1959 (aged 83) Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Other names | Adrienne van Rees-Dutilh |
| Known for | Painting, textile arts |
| Spouse |
Otto van Rees
(m. 1909; died in 1957) |
Biography edit
Rees-Dutilh née Dutilh was born on 7 June 1876 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[1] She studied drawing with Barbara Elisabeth van Houten in The Hague and went on to study with Ernest Blanc-Garin at his workshop in Brussels. In 1909 she married fellow artist Otto van Rees with whom she had three children.[2] The couple lived the Montmartre area of Paris along with a group of artist known as Bateau-Lavoir.[3] Around this time Rees-Dutilh began focusing on creating abstract tapestries and embroidery.[4]
Rees-Dutilh converted to Catholicism in 1914 and religion became a subject of her later art.[3]
She moved to Switzerland during World War I. In November 1915 she and Otto participated in a Dada group exhibition at the Galerie Tanner in Zürich. Adya exhibited her embroidery.[3][5] In 1918 she signed the Berlin Dada manifesto.[2]
Rees-Dutilh moved to Paris and became involved with the art group Cercle et Carré (Circle and Square).[3] By World War II Rees-Dutilh was separated, but not divorced from Otto. She spent the war years in Switzerland where she concentrated on embroidering historic and religious subjects.[2] She returned to the Netherlands in 1949.[5] She lived with Otto in Utrecht until his death in 1957. Her eyesight had deteriorated and she was unable to work.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Adya van Rees · Dada & Surrealism". International Dada Archive. University of Iowa. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Dutilh, Adriana Catharina (1876-1959)". Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland (in Dutch). 17 September 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Adya van Rees". AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Adya van Rees - Dutilh". Stedelijk Museum Schiedam (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Adya van Rees - Dutilh". Otto van Rees (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Adya van Rees-Dutilh". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 November 2020.