Background
Juliana Augusta "Guus" Preitinger was born in 1878 in Cologne.
Juliana Augusta "Guus" Preitinger was born in 1878 in Cologne.
They divorced in 1921. She had a career as a modern painter. Her family moved to Rotterdam, the Netherlands and became Dutch citizens.
When she showed artistic talent as a child, her family encouraged her to get art training.
Preitinger and van Dongen first met as painting students at the art academy in Rotterdam. They decided to move to Paris together, and Preitinger went first to find work.
Preitinger continued her painting career in Paris and had an exhibit in 1921 at the Galerie Artes. She died in Paris in January 1946.