Jan Hendrik Stuiver was born in Appingedam and received his training in the 1930s at the Academy 'Minerva' in Groningen, where the painters of De Ploeg also received their training. The atmosphere of innovation and experiment that prevailed in Groningen painting circles at the time is also reflected in Stuiver's work. In their tradition, he mainly painted cityscapes, portraits and the landscape of Groningen.