Rie Cramer

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Rie Cramer 1947

Rie Cramer (actually Marie Cramer; born October 10, 1887 in Sukabumi on Java , Dutch East Indies , † September 16, 1977 in Laren , Netherlands ) was a Dutch illustrator and writer .

biography

Rie Cramer grew up in Indonesia. Her artistic work was shaped by her difficult childhood. Cramer's mother was cool and distant from her all her life, while her father, who was the captain, was rarely with the family.

Cramer began writing children's stories and making drawings. Furthermore, she also illustrated u. a. Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm , by Charles Perrault or by Hans Christian Andersen . Between 1925 and 1930 she illustrated countless fairy tales and books for young people in a personal, recognizable style for the Leipzig publisher A. Anton & Co.

She later wrote some novels and radio plays under the pseudonyms Marc Holman and Annie Smit .

In total, Cramer was married three times. She felt herself unsuitable to live with anyone and was very attached to her freedom. Cramer spent a lot of time abroad, for example on Mallorca , where she lived with friends for a long time. For health reasons she returned to the Netherlands, where she died a little later.

Work (selection)

  • Van meisjes en van jongetjes , 1906
  • Van jongetjes en meisjes , 1907
  • Kindjesboek , 1909
  • Het diamanten prinsesje , 1910
  • Prentjes bij versjes , 1913
  • Lenteliedjes , 1914
  • Het poppen ABC , 1921
  • Sneeuwwitje , 1925
  • A is een aapje (abecedarium) , 1936
  • Otje de Bas , 1937
  • Rut Wijgant , 1947
  • An en Jan , 1949
  • Kattebelletjes , 1958
  • De four jaargetijden , 1974

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personal data
SURNAME Cramer, Rie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cramer, Marie (real name); Holman, Marc (pseudonym); Smit, Annie (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch illustrator and writer
DATE OF BIRTH October 10, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Sukabumi , Java
DATE OF DEATH September 16, 1977
Place of death Laren , Netherlands