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Nelly van Doesburg
Nelly van Doesburg or Cupera, Pétro van Doesburg, Nelly van Moorsel (27 July 1899 – 1 October 1975) was a Dutch avant-garde (dada) musician, dancer and artist. As a painter, she used the pseudonym "Cupera".
Biography.
Nelly van Doesburg Moorsel was born on 27 July 1899 in The Hague. 
She was a life long champion of De Stijl movement and advisor to notable American art collector, bohemian and socialite Peggy Guggenheim. 
In 1920 she
a good source for, among others, the book Holland Dada by K. Schippers. At the end of her life she returned to her roots and she became Catholic again.
It is rumoured that Nelly van Doesburg had an affair with Jazz musician Thelonious Monk who she met whilst in at the Minton's Playhouse, and continued the relationship in the De Stijl house in Meudon.
Nelly van Doesburg died at the age of 76 from the consequences of breast cancer in the home and studio designed by Theo van Doesburg in Meudon