Johann Hendrick van Mastenbroek - Artist Info

About Johann Hendrick van Mastenbroek

  • Biography

    John (Johan) Hendrik van Mastenbroek, Dutch artist, was born in Rotterdam in December of 1875 to painter Johannes van Mastenbroek. The younger Mastenbroek remained in the city of his birth until 1911 when he relocated to The Hague.

    Mastenbroek, essentially a self-taught artist, worked in both oil and watercolour and often depicted rivers and waterways such as the Maas and the Thames, cityscapes, and port scenes.

    Mastenbroek won numerous awards for his work, including a first prize medal from the Rotterdam Art Academy in 1897 and a gold medal in Munich in 1901. Over the course of his career, he was also awarded a special gold medal from Queen Wilhelmina of Holland.

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