Suzanne Nijs

Suzanna "Suzanne" Melania Charlotta Maria Nicolas Nijs or Suzanne Nicolas (1897 or 1902–1985) was a Dutch-Belgian sculptor.

Suzanne Nijs
Born	(1897-04-06)6 April 1897 or 4 November 1902 Kortrijk, Belgium
Died	(1985-04-01)1 April 1985 Steyl, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch-Belgian
Other names	Suzanna Melania Charlotta Maria Nicolas-Nijs
Known for	Sculpture
Spouse	Joep Nicolas

reliefs "Verum Bonum Pulchrum" made by Suzanne Nicolas-Nijs in 1938

Biography

Nijs was born in Kortrijk, Belgium. Some sources state 6 April 1897^[1] as her birth date and others state 4 November 1902.^[2] She studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. She was a student of Victor Rousseau.^[1] Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.^[2]

In 1924 Nijs was married to the stained glass artist Joep Nicolas (1897-1972),^[3] with whom she had two children.^[4] Their daughter, Sylvia Nicolas [nl] became a stained glass artist.^[5][6] The family spent time in France, Italy, Scotland, and the United States as well as Belgium and the Netherlands.^[1]

Nijs died on 1 April 1985 in Steyl.^[7]