Debora Duyvis
Debora Geertruida Duyvis was a Dutch illustrator and engraver.
Biography
Duyvis was born on 17 February 1886 in Amsterdam. She studied at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. Her instructors included Johannes Josephus Aarts and Antoon Derkinderen. She provided a drawing of Derkinderen for a biography of his childhood memories, published by his wife, the Dutch artist J.H. Derkinderen-Besier titled The childhood of Antoon der Kinder described by himself in 1892, published in 1927.She was a member of the Vereniging tot Bevordering der Grafische Kunst . In 1933 Duyvis' reputation as an artist was bolstered by a positive review of her burin engravings by noted critic Bram Hammacher. Her work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. During the World War II occupation of the Netherlands Duyvis declined to register with the German Nederlandsche Kultuurkamer but was able to continue earning a living as an artist.
Duyvis died on 29 October 1974 in Amsterdam.