Cohen, Fré, 1903-1943

Frederika Sophia (Fré) Cohen (1903-1943) was a self-educated Dutch artist and graphic designer whose work was influenced stylistically by art deco and De Stijl. She created paintings, portraits, drawings, woodcuts and linocuts as well as prolific design work in print. Cohen went into hiding in 1941 during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands; in 1943 she was arrested by the Germans in Borne and took her own life at the age of 39.