Nina Hamnett Voer een
gevoel, niet
een galerie.
Kies een stemming en de kamer zelf antwoordt — het licht koelt of warmt op, de sfeer verandert van tempo, en alleen de werken die dat gevoel belichamen, treden naar voren uit de duisternis. De rest verdwijnt in de schaduw.
Nina Hamnett
Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Born: February 14, 1890, in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Parents: George Edward Hamnett (an army officer) and Mary Elizabeth De Blois. Early education at a private boarding school in Westgate-on-Sea and later at the Royal School for Daughters of Officers of the Army in Bath, Somerset (1902-1905). Studied at the Pelham Art School (1906-1907) and the London School of Art (until 1910), dev
eloping skills in portraiture and landscape painting. Moved to Montparnasse, Paris, in 1914 to study at Marie Vassilieff's Academy, immersing herself in the burgeoning avant-garde art scene. Bohemian Life and Artistic Associations Became a central figure in the Parisian bohemian community, known for her unconventional lifestyle and flamboyant personality. Close associations with prominent artists including Henri Gaudier-…