Riek de Raat

Hendrika Geertruida (Riek) Milikowski-de Raat (6 December 1918, Amsterdam – 5 August 2018 in Eext) was a Dutch communist, resistance fighter and artist who specialised in realism and symbolism with a focus on figures. working-class family One of her friends in the AJC, Alie Offenberg encouraged her to draw. It was founded in 1933 by Paul Citroen provided training that was strongly anti-fascist.

In 1938, De Raat met Anton Winterink, a Dutch communist who was a director on the executive of the Communist Party of the Netherlands. Two years later in 1940, the couple became life partner's. Winterink ran a network of agents in the Netherlands that was known as Group Hilda that had links to Dutch communist Daniël Goulooze. De Raat was also active in the Dutch resistance during the war but was unable to continue her art.

On 18 or 19 August 1942 (sources vary), Winterink was arrested During the period she was in hiding, she was able to draw.

Afterwards From early 1945, Riek resumed drawing with Jan Havermans, who lived in Sloterdijk. The study was part of his 1961 doctoral thesis, Sociale aanpassing, niet-aanpassing en onmaatschappelijkheid (Social adjustment, non-adjustment and unsocialness).