Nicolaas Pieneman (1 December 1880 – 1 December 1938) was a
Dutch artist.
Life
Pieneman was born in Amsterdam, the son of Nicolaas Pieneman (1853-1945) and his wife Herremijntje (born de Hondt; 1849-1939). Both his father and his grandfather, Dirk Pieneman, were house painters. Both Nicolaas and his younger sister
Johanna Pieneman (1889-1986) chose art as a profession.
Pieneman, like his sister Johanna, trained 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 ...
(State Academy of Fine Arts) in Amsterdam as a pupil of
Carel Dake and
Nicolaas van der Waay. He continued his training at the international painting studio of Amsterdam under the direction of
Martin Monnickendam.
[Pieter A. Scheen (1969) ''Lexicon Nederlandse Beeldende Kunstenaars 1750-1950''. 's-Gravenhage: Kunsthandel Pieter A. Scheen N.V. Volume 2, p. 172.]
He lived and worked in Amsterdam, apart from short periods in London (1912-1913) and
Zeist (1913-1914). Pieneman painted and drew city- and townscapes, portraits and landscapes, principally in Amsterdam and surroundings. He joined the artists' groups
Sint-Lucas and ''
De Onafhankelijken'' ("The Independents"). With both groups he exhibited numerous works in the
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (; Municipal Museum Amsterdam), colloquially known as the Stedelijk, is a museum for modern art, contemporary art, and design located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. and in 1933 a self-portrait, which, together with a number of other paintings, was given by his son to the nation (
Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed
Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands) often abbreviated as Cultureel Erfgoed, is a Dutch heritage organisation working for the protection and conservation of National Heritage Sites. It is located ...
).
He submitted work (a painting entitled ''Régates à la Voile'') for the
art competition of the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, as did his former tutors Monnickendam and van der Waay.
Olympedia 1928 - Paintings, Open - results
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Pieneman died on his 58th birthday, 1 December 1938.
Selected paintings
Betondorp in aanbouw van Nicolaas Pieneman (1880-1938).jpg, ''Amsterdam-Betondorp in aanbouw'' (1925), Amsterdam Museum
Centraal Station Amsterdam van Nicolaas Pieneman (1880-1938).jpg, ''Centraal Station Amsterdam''
Dames op de brug van Nicolaas Pieneman (1880-1938).jpg, ''Dames op de brug''
Meisje in gras van Nicolaas Pieneman (1880-1938).jpg, ''Meisje in gras''
Oosterpark met Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam van Nicolaas Pieneman (1880-1938).jpg, ''Oosterpark met Tropenmuseum''
Roeiwedstrijd op de Amstel bij Amsterdam van Nicolaas Pieneman (1880-1938).jpg, ''Roeiwedstrijd op de Amstel''
References
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Dutch male painters
19th-century Dutch painters
20th-century Dutch painters
Artists from Amsterdam
1880 births
1938 deaths
Olympic competitors in art competitions
19th-century Dutch male artists
20th-century Dutch male artists