Hermanus Willem Koekkoek(7 January 1867,Amsterdam– 9 September 1929, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter, illustrator andwatercolorist.He worked in several genres, but is best known for hismilitary art.
Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | |
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| Born | 7 January 1867 |
| Died | 9 September 1929(aged 62) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, illustrator, watercolorist |
Life and work
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He was a member of the famousKoekkoek Painting Family;eldest son of thecityscapepainter,Willem Koekkoek,grandson ofHermanus Koekkoek,and great-grandson ofJohannes Hermanus Koekkoek.His brother was the illustrator,Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek.He and Marinus received their first art lessons from their father.
Initially, he lived and worked in Amsterdam. From 1887 to 1891, he was inLondon,where his uncle,Hermanus(The Younger), operated an art dealership. After another decade in Amsterdam, he returned to London, and lived there until the early 1920s.[1]He was married to Louisa Johannah de Layen. Their daughter,Louise Hermina,was a painter and sculptor.[2]
He was one of only a few Dutch artists who specialized in military scenes. Many of them depict operations from theFranco-Prussian War,for which he did meticulous research. He preferred to paint dramatic attacks, but also created scenes from the daily lives of the soldiers.[3]In England, he worked forThe Illustrated London News,The SketchandThe Royal Magazine.There, he created drawings illustrating theSecond Boer War.[4]
DuringWorld War I,his drawings appeared regularly in all the military-themed magazines. In London and Amsterdam, he worked for Williams & Sutch (The United Arts Gallery), who sold his paintings in the United States and Canada. His landscapes andstill-lifeswere popular there. He also exhibited his works at Dutch galleries; including Oldenzeel, inRotterdam,and Th. Flachs, in Amsterdam. Some of works may be seen at theLegermuseuminDelft.[3]
References
edit- ^Biografische gegevens:Hermanus Willem Koekkoek.In: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis
- ^TodesanzeigeLouise Hermina Carry May Koekkoek.In: Historische Kranten, Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken. Leidsch Dagblad, 25. Januar 1989, S. 4
- ^abHermanus Willem Koekkoek.In: Simonis & Buunk, Ede
- ^Pieter A. Scheen:Lexicon Nederlandse beeldende kunstenaars, 1750–1950.Gravenhage 1981. S. 277
Further reading
edit- Jos. W. L. Hilkhuijsen:Hermanus Willem Koekkoek (1867-1929). Schilder en illustrator van oorlog en vrede,Nijmegen: Uitgeverij Vantilt Fragma 2019,ISBN978-94-6004-438-0
External links
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- More works by Koekkoek@ ArtNet
- "De oorlog en vrede van Hermanus Willem Koekkoek (1867-1929)"by Norma Montulet @ Biografie Portaal
- Gerrit van Hezel:"Het schildersgeslacht Koekkoek en de Zuiderzee (1800 – 1956)",In:Schokland Museum,#11. March 2014