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Hermanus Willem Koekkoek artwork • painting • previously for sale Equestrian Portrait of a French Infantry Officer

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

This painting was previously for sale.

Literature: Jos W.L. Hilkhuijsen, 'Herman Willem Koekkoek (1869-1929). Schilder en illustrator van oorlog en vrede', Nijmegen 2019, afb. in kleur pag. 96.
Exhibited: Amersfoort, Museum Flehite, 'Dat raadt je de Koekkoek', 9 juli-5 nov. 2023.

A pupil of his father, Willem Koekkoek, until 1901 Hermanus Willem worked mainly in Amsterdam and then spent 20 years in London, where he had previously lived from 1887 to 1891. Best known as a painter of military engagements, many of his paintings depict battle scenes from the French-German war (1870-1871) based on his own solid historical research. However, from correspondence with one of his London dealers, it seems Hermanus Willem’s choice of subject matter was more varied than is nowadays assumed. Along with military scenes, he also painted impressionist landscapes, cityscapes and even the occasional still life. Exhibition lists from his Dutch galleries also give the same impression of a surprisingly versatile painter.


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

painting • for sale

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

painting • for sale

Prussian cavalrymen on horseback


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