Suze Slager-Velsen

Suze Slager-Velsen (1883-1964) was a Dutch painter.^[1]

Suze Slager-Velsen
portrait by Herman Moerkerk
Born	Suzanna Adriana Velsen (1883-11-06)6 November 1883 Oostburg, Netherlands
Died	25 December 1964(1964-12-25) (aged 81) 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Known for	Painting

Biography

Slager-Velsen née Velsen was born on 6 November 1883 in Oostburg. She studied at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Academy of Visual Arts) in Rotterdam. Her teachers included Arthur Briët [nl], Dirk Herman Michaël Harting. She was married to fellow artist Piet Slager jr. [nl] (1871-1938) with whom she had one child.^[2][3] Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.^[2] She was a member of the Arti et Amicitiae and the Kunstenaarsvereniging Sint Lucas [nl].

Slager-Velsen died on 25 December 1964 in 's-Hertogenbosch.^[4]

Legacy

Suze Bergé-Slager, Slager-Velsen's daughter, established the Museum Slager in 's-Hertogenbosch. The museum houses works of several generations of Slagers.^[5]