Ruth Crepon
1934–2025 (age 91)
Biography
Ruth Crepon dedicated her life to the study of art history, weaving together exhibition curation, teaching, and research in service of Amsterdam’s cultural life. Her keen eye guided countless audiences to see familiar artworks in new, enlightening ways.
Crepon’s scholarship embraced both the museum and the archive, reminding us that art history thrives when it listens to the artists, the collectors, and the communities that live with their work.