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1803 Middelburg, Zeeland, The Netherlands - 1862 Kleve, Westphalia, Germany. Known for: Atmospheric, romantic landscape painting.
Koekkoek, Barend Cornelis, Dutch landscape artist and son of Johannes Hermanus Barend Koekkoek (1778-1851). Barend Cornelis Koekkoek came to be known during his lifetime as the "Prince of Landscape... Read full biography
Koekkoek, Barend Cornelis, Dutch landscape artist and son of Johannes Hermanus Barend Koekkoek (1778-1851). Barend Cornelis Koekkoek came to be known during his lifetime as the "Prince of Landscape Painting" and was by far the most applauded landscapist of his time and regarded as the founding... Read full biography
Koekkoek, Barend Cornelis, Dutch landscape artist and son of Johannes Hermanus Barend Koekkoek (1778-1851). Barend Cornelis Koekkoek came to be known during his lifetime as the "Prince of Landscape Painting" and was by far the most applauded landscapist of his time and regarded as the founding father of Dutch romantic* landscape painting. The recipient of endless awards and decorations, he counted among his clients King Friedrich-Wilhelm IV of Prussia, Tsar Alexander II, and King Willem II of... Read full biography
Koekkoek, Barend Cornelis, Dutch landscape artist and son of Johannes Hermanus Barend Koekkoek (1778-1851). Barend Cornelis Koekkoek came to be known during his lifetime as the "Prince of Landscape Painting" and was by far the most applauded landscapist of his time and regarded as the founding father of Dutch romantic* landscape painting. The recipient of endless awards and decorations, he counted among his clients King Friedrich-Wilhelm IV of Prussia, Tsar Alexander II, and King Willem II of the Netherlands. He grew up in an artistic environment. His father Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek (1778-1851) was a renowned marine painter, from whom he received his earliest tuition. His brothers Hermanus Koekkoek (1815-1882) and Marinus Adrianus... Read full biography
Koekkoek, Barend Cornelis, Dutch landscape artist and son of Johannes Hermanus Barend Koekkoek (1778-1851). Barend Cornelis Koekkoek came to be known during his lifetime as the "Prince of Landscape Painting" and was by far the most applauded landscapist of his time and regarded as the founding father of Dutch romantic* landscape painting. The recipient of endless awards and decorations, he counted among his clients King Friedrich-Wilhelm IV of Prussia, Tsar Alexander II, and King Willem II of the Netherlands. He grew up in an artistic environment. His father Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek (1778-1851) was a renowned marine painter, from whom he received his earliest tuition. His brothers Hermanus Koekkoek (1815-1882) and Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek (1807-1868) were both successful artists, the first as a painter of marine subjects and river scenes, the seco... Read full biography
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Koekkoek, Barend Cornelis, Dutch landscape artist and son of Johannes Hermanus Barend Koekkoek (1778-1851).
Barend Cornelis Koekkoek came to be known during his lifetime as the "Prince of Landscape Painting" and was by far the most applauded landscapist of his time and regarded as the founding father of Dutch romantic* landscape painting. The recipient of endless awards and decorations, he counted among his clients King Friedrich-Wilhelm IV of Prussia, Tsar Alexander II, and King Willem II of the Netherlands.
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