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Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek, sometimes referred to as The Elder (25 September 1807 – 28 January 1868) was a 19th-century Dutch landscape and
In: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis He established himself as a free-lance painter in Amsterdam in 1836. The following year, he moved to
De familie Koekkoek: vier generaties schildertalent - een collectie schilderijen en aquarellen uit de periode 1800 tot 1950 van de voornaamste leden van het Hollandse schildersgeslacht
', 2003, Simonis & Buunk * Pieter A. Scheen: ''Lexicon Nederlandse beeldende kunstenaars, 1750–1950'', Gravenhage 1981, pg.278
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Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek, sometimes referred to as The Elder (25 September 1807 – 28 January 1868) was a 19th-century Dutch landscape and marine
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painter.
Life and work
He was a member of the famous ; second son of the marine artist,Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek
Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek (17 August 1778 — 9 January 1851) was a Dutch painter and draughtsman.
Life and work
He was the founding father of what would become the famous . He and his wife, Anna née Koolwijk, had four sons who all became p ...
, brother of Barend Cornelis, , and Hermanus. His son was the landscape painter, Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek.
Marinus and his brothers received their first art lessons from their father, who provided advice and assistance throughout their careers. Initially, he worked as a decorative painter.Biographical data: "Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek (I)"In: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis He established himself as a free-lance painter in Amsterdam in 1836. The following year, he moved to
Kleef
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. From 1838, he alternated between Hilversum
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and Amsterdam. He finally settled in Amsterdam in 1854, and remained there until his death, aged sixty.
At first, he painted nothing but landscapes. Later, he expanded to portraits, animals, and maritime scenes.ne views. He was awarded a silver medal for his landscapes from the Felix Meritis
Felix Meritis ("Happy through Merit") is the name of an intellectual society in Amsterdam, but subsequently used for the building they built for themselves on the Keizersgracht.
History
It was built according to a winning design by the arch ...
society in 1847. Many of his works were sold in Germany and England.
References
Further reading
* Toni Wappenschmidt, "Marinen und Landschaften der holländischen Romantik", In: 'Die Weltkunst'', 1-3-1992, pp.541-543 * Simonis, Mariëtte (et al.)De familie Koekkoek: vier generaties schildertalent - een collectie schilderijen en aquarellen uit de periode 1800 tot 1950 van de voornaamste leden van het Hollandse schildersgeslacht
', 2003, Simonis & Buunk * Pieter A. Scheen: ''Lexicon Nederlandse beeldende kunstenaars, 1750–1950'', Gravenhage 1981, pg.278
External links
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1807 births
1868 deaths
Painters from Middelburg
19th-century Dutch painters
Dutch male painters
19th-century Dutch male artists
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