Margriet Heymans

The exhibition was held to mark the 25th anniversary of Schmidt's death.

Margriet Heymans married twice and had five children.

She died on 27 July 2023, at the age of 90.

Heymans received numerous awards for her work:

Margaretha Henrica Gerardus Maria Heijmans (29 October 1932 – 27 July 2023) was a Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature.

Heymans was born on 29 October 1932, in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

After attending a gymnasium Heymans studied for two years at the School voor Kunst en Kunstnijverheid in 's-Hertogenbosch.

She then moved to Amsterdam to study at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten.

Heymans first published in 1958 in children's magazine Kris Kras.

Heymans illustrated various books written by Dutch authors, including Annetje Lie in het holst van de nacht by Imme Dros and Ik was de zee by Ienne Biemans.

Heymans wrote and illustrated various books in collaboration with her sister Annemie Heymans, including Het poppenfeest (1971), De gele draad (1982), Adam Wortel krijgt bezoek (1986) and De prinses van de moestuin (1991).

Heymans lectured in illustration at the Koninklijke Academie voor Kunst en Vormgeving from 1972 till 1993.

Her collaborations with her sister Annemie have been exhibited in Paris in 1981 and in Voorhout in 1984.

Heymans received the Gouden Penseel award for her illustrations in Annetje Lie in het holst van de nacht and Heymans stated in 2013 that she considers this book to be the most beautiful story by another author that she has ever illustrated.

Dros received a Zilveren Griffel award and the very first Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for this book.

In 2018, Heymans donated her original illustrations to the Dutch Museum of Literature in The Hague.

In 2020, some of her illustrations for Annie M. G. Schmidt's books appeared in an online exhibition by the same museum.