Johanna van Eybergen

Johanna Gerarda Theodora van Eybergen (also spelled van Eijbergen, 17 April 1865, Ambon — 13 May 1950, The Hague[1]) was a Dutch artist specializing in applied arts and design, notable for her Art Nouveau work on metal. She was the first and for a long time the only Duch woman artist working on design on metal.[2]

Bowl with dragonflies in relief

Eybergen studied painting and metal design at the Royal Academy of Art between 1887 and 1893.[1] Between 1904 and 1909 she worked at the coppersmith workshop at the G. Dikkers & Co. in Hengelo, creating Art Nouveau design. Her ornaments used mainly natural themes, often insects. After that and until 1930 she worked as a drawing teacher in Alkmaar.[2][3] Eybergen was a member of Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Ambachts- en Nijverheidskunst (V.A.N.K.) the Dutch Association for Craft and Craft Art.[4]

References
  1. "Johanna Gerarda Theodora van Eijbergen". Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. Jan Jaap Heij. "Eybergen, Johanna van" (in Dutch). Vereniging Vrienden Nieuwe Kunst 1900. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. "Dikkers" (in Dutch). Hengelo Museum. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. "V.A.N.K. Nederlanse Vereniging voor Ambachts- en Nijverheidskuns". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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