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Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek, sometimes referred to as The Elder (25 September 1807 – 28 January 1868) was a 19th-century Dutch landscape and marine painter.

Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek
Self-portrait (1841)
Born	25 September 1807 Middelburg
Died	28 January 1868 (1868-01-29) (aged 60) Amsterdam

Life and work

He was a member of the famous Koekkoek Painting Family [nl]; second son of the marine artist, Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek, brother of Barend Cornelis, Johannes [de], and Hermanus. His son was the landscape painter, Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek.

Marinus and his brothers received their first art lessons from their father, who provided advice and assistance throughout their careers. Initially, he worked as a decorative painter.[1]

He established himself as a free-lance painter in Amsterdam in 1836. The following year, he moved to Kleef. From 1838, he alternated between Hilversum and Amsterdam. He finally settled in Amsterdam in 1854, and remained there until his death, aged sixty.[1]

At first, he painted nothing but landscapes. Later, he expanded to portraits, animals, and maritime scenes.ne views. He was awarded a silver medal for his landscapes from the Felix Meritis society in 1847. Many of his works were sold in Germany and England.

References

Further reading

• Toni Wappenschmidt, "Marinen und Landschaften der holländischen Romantik", In: ''Die Weltkunst, 1-3-1992, pp.541-543
• Simonis, Mariëtte (et al.) De familie Koekkoek: vier generaties schildertalent - een collectie schilderijen en aquarellen uit de periode 1800 tot 1950 van de voornaamste leden van het Hollandse schildersgeslacht, 2003, Simonis & Buunk
• Pieter A. Scheen: Lexicon Nederlandse beeldende kunstenaars, 1750–1950, Gravenhage 1981, pg.278

External links

• Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek the Elder on ArtNet

На других языках

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[de] Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek der Ältere

Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek der Ältere (* 25. September 1807 in Middelburg, Königreich der Niederlande; † 28. Januar 1868 in Amsterdam) war ein niederländischer Landschafts- und Marinemaler. In der Literatur wird er wegen der Namensgleichheit mit seinem Großneffen auch als Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek I. bezeichnet.

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- [en] Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek

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[ru] Куккук, Маринус Адриан

Маринус Адриан Куккук Старший (1807—1868) — голландский художник-пейзажист. Родился в семье художников.

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