Hendrik Johannes Haverman (23 October 1857,

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

- 11 August 1928,

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) was a Dutch artist; known primarily for his portrait drawings.

Biography

He studied at the

Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) was founded in 1870 in Amsterdam. It is a classical academy, a place where philosophers, academics and artists meet to test and exchange ideas and knowledge. The school supports ...

in Amsterdam, and the art academies in

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

and Brussels. Among those he studied with were

August Allebé August Allebé (19 April 1838 – 10 January 1927) was an artist and teacher from the Northern Netherlands. His early paintings were in a romanticism, romantic style, but in his later work he was an exponent of realism (arts), realism and impress ...

and Hendrik Valkenburg (1826-1896). In his turn, he gave private lessons to Edmée Broers (1876-1955), , Maria Adeline Alice Schweistal (1864-1950) and Pauline Suij; at a time when women were not admitted to the Rijksakademie. In 1892, he was awarded a Royal Subsidy to sustain his work. The 1901 edition of ', by Nicolaas Beets, contains a portrait of the author by Haverman. He was also an art critic and wrote numerous articles for ''

De Gids ''De Gids'' (meaning ''The Guide'' in English) is the oldest Dutch literary periodical still published today. It was founded in 1837 by Everhardus Johannes Potgieter and Christianus Robidé van der Aa. Long regarded as the most prestigious literar ...

'', the oldest Dutch literary journal. In 1918, there was a major retrospective of his works at the

Pulchri Studio Pulchri Studio (Latin:"For the study of beauty") is a Dutch art society, art institution and art studio based in The Hague ('s-Gravenhage), Netherlands. This institute began in 1847 at the home of painter Lambertus Hardenberg. Since 1893 the c ...

in The Hague. The first exhibition of his works after his death took place in 2008 at Pygmalion Visual Arts in

Maarssen Maarssen () is a town in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal. The west of Maarssen is called Maarssen-BroekStatistics are taken from thSDU Staatscourant whereas the east ...

References

Sources

*Jaap Versteegh, "De Tachtiger-schilder H.J. Haverman (1857-1928)" in: ''Kunst & Antiekjournaal'', March 2008 *A. J. Vervoorn, "De grafiek van H.J. Haverman" in: ''Antiek 21'' (1986/1987) *H. de Boer, "H.J. Haverman" in: ''Elsevier's Geïllustreerd Maandschrift'', 28 (1918) *

Jan Veth Jan Pieter Veth (18 May 1864, Dordrecht – 1 July 1925, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter, poet, art critic and university lecturer. He is especially noted as a portrait painter. Amongst his sitters were Max Liebermann, Lambertus Zijl, Frank van ...

''Hollandsche teekenaars van dezen tijd'' Rotterdam, (1905) *

Grada Hermina Marius Grada Hermina Marius or G.H. Marius (June 7, 1854 – November 8, 1919) was a Dutch writer and painter. Marius was born in Hengelo but was trained under Jan Striening (1827-1903) in Deventer.

''H.J. Haverman'' in: ''Onze Kunst'', 1 (1902) *J. de Meester, "H.J.Haverman" in: ''Elsevier's Geïllustreerd Maandschrift'', 8 (1898)

External links

More works by Haverman
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