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Jonkvrouwe (Lady) Cornélie Caroline "Cox" van Asch van Wijck (17 October 1900, in Arnhem – 18 September 1932, in Zoelen) was a Dutch artist and sculptor. ==Biography== Cornélie Caroline "Cox" van Asch van Wijck was the daughter of Jonkheer (Lord) :nl:Hubert Willem van Asch van Wijck (1867–1935) and Gravin (Countess) "Wim" Wilhelmina Philippina van Limburg Stirum. (1873–1941).〔Nederland's Adelsboek 1987 (van Asch van Wijck) XIId〕〔Nederland's Adelsboek 1956 (van Limburg Stirum) 4〕 She was the fourth of five children: Constance "Conny", Maurits "Maus", Cecilius "Cecil", Cornélie "Cox" and Wilhelmina Adolphina "Dolph".〔''Nods and Becks, Yearbook of the Anna Head School, Berkeley, CA - Volume XI'' "1919's Horoscope", May 1919, p34〕 Cox was named for her Aunt the Christian evangelist, Countess Cornelia van Limburg Stirum, founder of the Christian School for Girls in Arnhem (''Christelijke Meisjesschool'') later renamed the ''Limburg Stirumschool''.〔Biografisch woordenboek Gelderland. Deel 8. Bekende en onbekende mannen en vrouwen uit de Gelderse geschiedenis pp76-77〕 In early 1914, the family travelled to Suriname. Cox and her two brothers Maus and Cecil were sent to San Francisco for their studies. Cox attended the ''Anna Head School for Girls'' at in Berkeley, California. She was the Art Editor of the yearbook and had the ambition to become an artist.〔''Nods and Becks, Yearbook of the Anna Head School, Berkeley, CA - Volume XI'', May 1919, p3〕 In 1925 Cox created a bas-relief for her former headmistress Mary Elizabeth Wilson. On 2 February 1919, Miss Cornelia van Asch van Wyck appears with Dutch Consul van Coenen Torchiana in the ''San Francisco Chronicle, Society Section''. The occasion is a reception for Dutch Naval Officers.〔''San Francisco Chronicle'', Society Page, 2 February 1919.〕 Later that year Cox returned to the Netherlands in company of her father. In 1921 Cox was in England where she nearly got engaged to her cousin Graaf (Count) Constantijn Willem Limburg Stirum (1900–1976) before the family intervened.〔Cecil John van Limburg Stirum, ''Oh Moppie van Stirum'', 1996. p56〕 Back in the Netherlands Cox pursued her schooling in the arts with the sculptor Toon Dupuis, the docent at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the Hague (Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten). C.C. van Asch van Wijck became an active member of the 1920s Hague (Den Haag) artist community both as a model and as a sculptor. Cox modeled for the artists of her day such as the French painter and pastelist , the sculptor and her Professor , and . On 7 August 1930, Cox married Hendrik Gerard Johan "Henri" Völcker, Heer van Soelen en den Aldenhaag (Zutphen 16 October 1891, Utrecht 18 December 1955), Henri was the Lord Protector (''heer beschermer'') of the village of Zoelen a rural community in the Betuwe only accessible by river ferries.〔Groot, Marjan. "Vrouwen in de vormgeving in Nederland, 1880-1940" Uitgeverij 010, Rotterdam, 2007. p. 454.〕 Neither the remoteness of her new home nor her married status stopped Cox from making regular trips to The Hague, to the beach at Scheveningen, to Leerdam, to Gouda etc. either with Henri or by herself. At Soelen she set up her atelier in the gatehouse. On 18 September 1932 C.C. van Asch van Wijck gave birth to a son, Johan Adolph "Dolph" Völcker, Heer van Soelen en den Aldenhaag, Oud and Niew Hinklenoord whom she named for her youngest sister. She did not survive the birth. She was laid to rest in the Church cemetery of the Reformed Church (''Hervormde kerk'') of Zoelen in presence of the whole village and all its notables, as well as many friends and relatives, two carriages were needed for the wreaths alone. After the benediction "The Lord Völcker van Soelen thanked all present for the extraordinary large turnout and, turning to the grave, he said the words: 'Farewell, darling treasure, who was my everything'". ("''De Heer Völcker van Soelen dankte al de aanwezigen voor de buitengewoon groote belangstelling en richtte zich tot het graf met de woorden: Vaarwel, dierbare schat, die alles voor mij was.''"〔''Tielse Courant'', 22 September 1932〕 File:Cox_with_brothers_and_Grand_Father.jpg|''Cox'' C.C. van Asch van Wijck with her brothers and Grandfather Constantijn Willem van Limburg Stirum (1837–1905) File:Cox_mariée_7_aout_1930_à_Gorssel.jpg|Wedding day Gorssel, 7 August 1930 File:Cox,_Hendrik_Gerard_Johan_Volcker,_Eduard_Constant_Karel_Volcker,_Ms_?.jpg|Cox with her husband ''Henri'' Hendrik Gerard Johan Völcker van Soelen, her Father in Law Eduard Constant Karel Völcker, and Ms ? File:Poort_of_Kasteel_Soelen.jpg|Gatehouse of Kasteel Soelen where C.C. van Asch van Wijck had her atelier 1930–1932 File:C._C._van_Asch_van_Wijck_funeral.jpg|C. C. van Asch van Wijck funeral, clipping from the Tielse Courant, 22 September 1932. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「C. C. van Asch van Wijck」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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