Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita (1868–1944) was a Dutch painter, draftsperson and textile artist.

Also recorded as Samuel Jessurum de Mesquita; Samuel Jessurun De Mesquita; Samuel Jesserun de Mesquita; Samuel Jessurun Mesquita; Samuel Jessurun J. Mesquita; S.J. Jessurun de Mesquita.

Overview

Born at Amsterdam in 1868, died at Auschwitz in 1944.

In detail

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita studied at Academy of Art and Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. Reijer Stolk and M. C. Escher are recorded as having studied under Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita. the recorded working language is Dutch.

The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are decorative art. The authority associates the name with surrealism.

Residence is recorded at Amsterdam. Employment is recorded with De Teekenschool voor de Kunstnijverheid and Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. Membership is recorded of Arti et Amicitiae.

Work by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Museum Arnhem, Museum De Lakenhal and NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2455247: Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita

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