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Hermanus Willem Koekkoekartist • painterAmsterdam 1867-1929

biography of Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek, son of Willem, followed in the footsteps of his uncle Hermanus jr in 1901 and left Amsterdam for a long stay in London. He had been there before, from 1887 to 1891, and now he would live there for about twenty years. In England he became known for his drawings of the Boer War (1899-1902) and as a draftsman at the royal court. He found work as an illustrator for magazines such as 'Illustrated London News', 'The Sketch' and 'The Royal Magazine' in the British capital. During the First World War in particular, military performances by his hand appeared regularly in the first magazine. In London, and after returning to the Netherlands, he worked for 'Williams & Sutch'. The United Arts Gallery, who also sold his paintings in the United States and Canada. Correspondence with this art dealer shows that Hermanus Willem's choice of subject was more varied than is currently proposed. Military scenes are now seen as his main subject, but it turns out that he also painted impressionistic landscapes, cityscapes and even a single still life. Exhibition lists for his Dutch art dealers, including Oldenzeel in Rotterdam and Th. Flax in Amsterdam, exhibit the same, surprising image of a versatile artist.


previously for salepaintings by Hermanus Willem Koekkoek


Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | Equestrian Portrait of a French Infantry Officer, oil on canvas, 45.5 x 30.6 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1888

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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Equestrian Portrait of a French Infantry Officer

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | French officers taking a break, oil on canvas, 43.5 x 53.2 cm, signed l.r. and painted in 1892

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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French officers taking a break

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | Trumpeter of the Dutch field artillery, oil on panel, 32.6 x 24.3 cm, signed l.l. and painted ca. 1897

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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Trumpeter of the Dutch field artillery

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | French marine on guard in Indo-China, oil on panel, 24.9 x 16.2 cm, signed l.l. with initials

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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French marine on guard in Indo-China

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | The Grenadier Guards of the British army, oil on panel, 27.0 x 21.2 cm, signed l.l. and painted ca. 1898

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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The Grenadier Guards of the British army

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | Red Hussars on horseback, oil on panel, 27.1 x 21.3 cm, signed l.l.

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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Red Hussars on horseback

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | Dutch Red Hussars, oil on canvas, 42.5 x 58.5 cm, signed l.l. and painted ca. 1894

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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Dutch Red Hussars

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | Cavalry on the heath, oil on panel, 46.0 x 36.3 cm, signed l.l.

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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Cavalry on the heath

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | Argyle and Sutherland Highlander, oil on canvas, 53.2 x 43.0 cm, signed l.l.

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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Argyle and Sutherland Highlander

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | Winter scene, oil on canvas, 43.5 x 53.5 cm, signed l.l. and painted ca. 1890

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Winter scene

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | French foot soldiers on the battlefield, oil on panel, 21.7 x 15.9 cm, signed l.l.

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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French foot soldiers on the battlefield

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | Achter de arrenslee, oil on canvas, 43.5 x 53.5 cm, gesigneerd l.o.

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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Achter de arrenslee

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | Hussars and horse without rider, oil on canvas, 43.0 x 53.6 cm, signed l.r.

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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Hussars and horse without rider

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | Cavalry on the heath, oil on panel, 46.0 x 36.3 cm, signed l.l.

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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Cavalry on the heath

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | Prussian infantry on the march, oil on canvas, 56.5 x 66.0 cm, signed l.l. and painted ca. 1890

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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Prussian infantry on the march

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | Austrian or Hungarian infanterist, oil on panel, 40.5 x 25.5 cm, signed l.r. and dated '06

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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Austrian or Hungarian infanterist


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Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | French hussar on a reconnaissance mission, oil on canvas, 51.3 x 42.3 cm, signed r.o. and painted ca. 1892

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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French hussar on a reconnaissance mission

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | Prussian cavalrymen on horseback, oil on canvas, 40.3 x 60.4 cm, signed l.r. and painted in 1890

Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

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Prussian cavalrymen on horseback


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