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Willem Koekkoekartist • painter • watercolourist • draughtsmanAmsterdam 1839-1895 Nieuwer-Amstel (nu Amstelveen)

biography of Willem Koekkoek

Willem Koekkoek, son of the marine painter Hermanus Koekkoek Sr., was the only one of the extended family of painters to specialize in the Dutch cityscape. Cornelis Springer was his great example. Koekkoek lived in Amsterdam but made many sketching trips to Dutch cities. In 1888 he must have made a trip to London with his brother Hermanus Jr., who established himself there as an art dealer. His work was therefore regularly traded in the English capital.
Willem Koekkoek is widely regarded as one of the most talented painters of cityscapes. As a true representative of Dutch Romanticism, he emphasized the picturesque character of the Dutch cities. He was not always concerned about the topographical correctness of the composition. His cityscapes of cities such as Utrecht, The Hague, Amstelveen, Kampen or Enkhuizen are a combination of historical reconstruction and fantasy - capriccios. His paintings were especially popular abroad. They corresponded to the idyllic image people had of the old Dutch towns.


previously for salepaintings, watercolours and drawings by Willem Koekkoek


Willem Koekkoek | View of the Koppelpoort in Amersfoort, oil on canvas, 86.5 x 125.5 cm, signed l.l.

Willem Koekkoek

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View of the Koppelpoort in Amersfoort

Willem Koekkoek | Dutch village street with windmill, oil on canvas, 37.6 x 54.4 cm

Willem Koekkoek

painting • previously for sale

Dutch village street with windmill

Willem Koekkoek | Winter townscape with skaters, oil on canvas, 44.5 x 60.5 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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Winter townscape with skaters

Willem Koekkoek | Winter street scene in Culemborg, oil on canvas, 86.5 x 125.3 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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Winter street scene in Culemborg

Willem Koekkoek | Sunny street ibehind the church (Asperen), oil on canvas, 56.5 x 46.2 cm, signed l.l.

Willem Koekkoek

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Sunny street ibehind the church (Asperen)

Willem Koekkoek | View in a Dutch town, oil on canvas, 54.6 x 69.9 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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View in a Dutch town

Willem Koekkoek | Fantasy view of the snowy Sint-Martinus church in Woudrichem, oil on canvas, 55.2 x 75.3 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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Fantasy view of the snowy Sint-Martinus church in Woudrichem

Willem Koekkoek | Townsfolk on an frozen river, oil on panel, 18.7 x 23.6 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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Townsfolk on an frozen river

Willem Koekkoek | A view of the  Sint Barbarakapel in 's-Hertogenbosch, oil on canvas, 37.9 x 56.3 cm, signed l.l.

Willem Koekkoek

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A view of the Sint Barbarakapel in 's-Hertogenbosch

Willem Koekkoek | Landscape with village in the background, oil on canvas, 40.8 x 58.5 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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Landscape with village in the background

Willem Koekkoek | A view of the Scherpe Hoek in Culemborg, oil on panel, 35.0 x 27.5 cm, signed l.l.

Willem Koekkoek

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A view of the Scherpe Hoek in Culemborg

Willem Koekkoek | A view of a town with moored ships, oil on canvas, 65.1 x 92.1 cm, signed l.r. and dated '61

Willem Koekkoek

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A view of a town with moored ships

Willem Koekkoek | A street in winter, oil on canvas, 41.0 x 33.2 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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A street in winter

Willem Koekkoek | A Dutch town in winter, oil on panel, 21.0 x 15.6 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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A Dutch town in winter

Willem Koekkoek | Angler by the Kamperbinnenpoort, Amersfoort, oil on panel, 21.0 x 15.5 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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Angler by the Kamperbinnenpoort, Amersfoort

Willem Koekkoek | Sunny street with figures, oil on panel, 32.3 x 23.0 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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Sunny street with figures

Willem Koekkoek | A Dutch town view with the tower of the St. Catharijnekerk of Brielle, oil on canvas, 60.0 x 43.8 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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A Dutch town view with the tower of the St. Catharijnekerk of Brielle

Willem Koekkoek | Villagers on a sunny square, oil on canvas, 44.5 x 60.7 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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Villagers on a sunny square

Willem Koekkoek | A busy day in winter in Enkhuizen, oil on canvas, 54.3 x 69.6 cm, signed l.l. and dated 13 januari 1892 on label on stretcher

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A busy day in winter in Enkhuizen

Willem Koekkoek | Dutch street scene at late afternoon, oil on panel, 35.2 x 27.8 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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Dutch street scene at late afternoon

Willem Koekkoek | A city view with figures, oil on panel, 46.3 x 35.4 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1868

Willem Koekkoek

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A city view with figures

Willem Koekkoek | Figures on a village square, oil on panel, 21.5 x 31.2 cm, signed l.r. with initials and painted 1860

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Figures on a village square

Willem Koekkoek | Figures on a small jetty in a city canal, oil on panel, 20.7 x 16.5 cm, signed l.r. with initials and in full

Willem Koekkoek

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Figures on a small jetty in a city canal

Willem Koekkoek | A view of a Dutch town in summer, oil on canvas, 46.3 x 56.9 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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A view of a Dutch town in summer

Willem Koekkoek | A view of the Raadhuis, Gouda, oil on canvas, 77.5 x 113.0 cm, signed l.l.

Willem Koekkoek

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A view of the Raadhuis, Gouda

Willem Koekkoek | Figures in a Dutch town, oil on canvas, 53.9 x 69.0 cm, signed l.l. and l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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Figures in a Dutch town

Willem Koekkoek | A view of the Koppelpoort, Amersfoort, oil on canvas, 53.6 x 68.8 cm, signed l.r. and VERKOCHT

Willem Koekkoek

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A view of the Koppelpoort, Amersfoort

Willem Koekkoek | A view of a canal, IJsselstein, oil on canvas, 54.4 x 69.2 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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A view of a canal, IJsselstein

Willem Koekkoek | A sunlit street, IJsselstein, oil on panel, 17.1 x 23.9 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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A sunlit street, IJsselstein

Willem Koekkoek | A town in winter, oil on canvas, 40.0 x 57.0 cm, painted between 1862-1865

Willem Koekkoek

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A town in winter

Willem Koekkoek | A polder landscape in summer, oil on canvas, 40.2 x 58.0 cm, signed l.l.

Willem Koekkoek

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A polder landscape in summer

Willem Koekkoek | A sunlit village square with figures, oil on canvas, 45.0 x 70.9 cm, signed l.l. with initials and dated '65

Willem Koekkoek

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A sunlit village square with figures

Willem Koekkoek | A forge, Haarlem, oil on canvas, 56.0 x 66.0 cm, signed l.l.

Willem Koekkoek

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A forge, Haarlem

Willem Koekkoek | Churchgoing, oil on panel, 10.6 x 8.9 cm, signed l.r. with monogram and dated '57

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Churchgoing

Willem Koekkoek | A snow-covered village square, oil on canvas, 84.0 x 66.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated '66

Willem Koekkoek

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A snow-covered village square

Willem Koekkoek | A sunlit street in a Dutch town, oil on panel, 47.8 x 65.0 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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A sunlit street in a Dutch town

Willem Koekkoek | A sunlit canal, oil on canvas, 54.0 x 69.0 cm, signed l.l.

Willem Koekkoek

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A sunlit canal

Willem Koekkoek | A snow-covered landscape, oil on panel, 37.0 x 56.0 cm, signed l.l.

Willem Koekkoek

painting • previously for sale

A snow-covered landscape

Willem Koekkoek | The Staaleversgracht, Enkhuizen, watercolour on paper, 21.5 x 28.4 cm, signed l.l. with initials

Willem Koekkoek

watercolour • drawing • previously for sale

The Staaleversgracht, Enkhuizen


for salepaintings, watercolours and drawings by Willem Koekkoek


Willem Koekkoek | Sunny village street with figures, oil on panel, 28.7 x 35.7 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1861

Willem Koekkoek

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Sunny village street with figures

Willem Koekkoek | View of the Oude Kerk at the Oudekerksplein, Amsterdam, oil on panel, 35.4 x 29.0 cm, painted ca. 1860-1862

Willem Koekkoek

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View of the Oude Kerk at the Oudekerksplein, Amsterdam

Willem Koekkoek | View of a Dutch street with a bridge over a canal, oil on canvas, 67.4 x 82.3 cm, signed l.l. and dated '66

Willem Koekkoek

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View of a Dutch street with a bridge over a canal

Willem Koekkoek | Winter street scene in Culemborg, oil on canvas, 86.5 x 125.3 cm, signed l.r.

Willem Koekkoek

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Winter street scene in Culemborg

Willem Koekkoek | Canal in Haarlem, oil on panel, 41.7 x 56.2 cm, signed l.r. and dated  on the reverse 1877

Willem Koekkoek

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Canal in Haarlem

Willem Koekkoek | A sunny view of the Zuiderkerk in Enkhuizen, oil on panel, 19.1 x 25.6 cm, signed l.r. with initials

Willem Koekkoek

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A sunny view of the Zuiderkerk in Enkhuizen

Willem Koekkoek | Street behind the church in a Dutch village, oil on panel, 38.3 x 29.5 cm, signed l.l.

Willem Koekkoek

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Street behind the church in a Dutch village

Willem Koekkoek | Dutch street with an old fortress tower, in the snow, oil on panel, 24.3 x 17.9 cm, painted 1862-1865

Willem Koekkoek

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Dutch street with an old fortress tower, in the snow


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