Ruth Kruysse-Morof
Ruth Kruysse-Morof (born May 11, 1942 in Pfäffikon , † April 9, 1992 in Solothurn , resident in Aarau ) was a Swiss textile artist and painter .
life and work
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Ruth Kruysse was the daughter of a master plumber and trained as a textile draftswoman at the Zurich School of Applied Arts from 1960 to 1964 . There she attended, among other things, the fashion class for experimental design by Leo Leuppi .
After completing her studies, Ruth Kruysse was at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris and worked as a fabric designer for the Paapje company in Voorschoten near The Hague in 1965/1966 .
In 1967 she married the geologist Han Kruysse, with whom she moved to Turkey for professional reasons . The couple had two children. In 1970 the family moved to Guildford . From 1971 they lived in various places in Switzerland, most recently in Solothurn .
Ruth Kruysse exhibited her works in various galleries as well as in the Solothurn Art Museum and the Aargauer Kunsthaus . In 1990 she received the Solothurn Cantonal Works Prize. She found her final resting place in the St. Katharinen Friedhof in Solothurn.
literature
- André Kamber (Red.): Ruth Kruysse 1942–1992. Solothurn Art Museum. Solothurn 1993.
Web links
- Kruysse, Ruth. In: Sikart
- Ruth Kruysse-Morof. In: Kunstbreite.ch
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kruysse-Morof, Ruth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kruysse, Ruth; Morof, Ruth (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss textile artist and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pfäffikon ZH |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1992 |
| Place of death | Solothurn |