Nelly Bodenheim

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

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)
NationalityNetherlands
EducationRijksacademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam
Known forIllustration
Nelly Bodenheim by Isaac Israels

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. 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.
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