Jacob Simon Hendrik Kever, known as Hein (19 June 1854 in

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– 29 April 1922 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch

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and still-life painter; associated with the Laren School.

Biography

He was born into a wealthy family. He showed little ability for practical pursuits, but his mother was a good friend of

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and was able to obtain him positions in the workshops of some well-known lithographers, notably Petrus Franciscus Greive.Profile @ the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie. After Greive's death in 1872, he studied with his nephew, Johan Conrad Greive, then set himself up as an independent painter in

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, where he often worked en plein aire. He sometimes painted interiors without figures, to avoid the cost of models.Brief biography
@ the De Valk Lexicon kunstenaars Laren-Blaricum. In 1878, he took a course at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp with Charles Verlat. He then settled in

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, but kept a small apartment in Oosterpark, where he spent the winters. Except for short periods in

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and Brabant, he travelled little. In 1887, he was married and bought a house in Laren, near the "Villa Ariette" of

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, who he greatly admired. When Mauve came to visit, he would often hide what he was working on, claiming that it had already been sold and shipped, because he was afraid that Mauve would not like it. He is considered to be a member of the Laren School. Although mostly known for simple, peasant interiors, he also did landscapes and portraits. His canvases brightened up later in life, when he appears to have become more confident of success. A street in Laren is named after him.

Selected paintings

File:Kever De wasvrouw.jpg, The Washerwoman File:Kever Theetijd.jpg, Tea Time at the Farmhouse File:Kever appelboomgaard.jpg, Apple Orchard File:Kever aardappels.jpg, Peeling Potatoes

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ArtNet: More works by Kever.
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Biography

Selected paintings

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