Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek

Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek - Ships in stormy seas

Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek, (Veere, 17 August 1778 - Amsterdam, 9 January 1851) was a Dutch painter and draughtsman.

Family

Koekkoek was the head of an artistic family. His sons Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, Hermanus Koekkoek (1815–1882) and Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek (1807–1868) were all successful artists; the first two specialized in marine art, and Marinus was primarily a landscape painter. His grandson Johannes Hermanus Barend Koekkoek also became an artist.

Career

Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek initially trained under Thomas Gaal, working in a wallpaper factory.^[1] He became primarily a marine art and genre art painter. He was active between 1793 and 1851, and worked in Middelburg, Durgerdam, Amsterdam (1833–1851), and Medemblik (1838).

Works

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  Unloading the catch

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  "After the shipwreck, rescue."

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  A Bomschuit in the Breakers

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  On The Beach by Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek, 1823

References

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