Cornelis Koekkoek

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Cornelis Koekkoek , nickname Kees (born August 9, 1903 in Watergraafsmeer , † February 3, 1982 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch painter , designer , lithographer and graphic artist .

family

Cornelis Koekkoek came from the Koekkoek family of artists . He was the son of the painter Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek the Younger (1873-1944) and his wife Judith, née Gerritsen (1881-1961). The family lived in Watergraafsmeer, now part of Amsterdam-Oost . Koekkoek was first married to Johanna Wilhelmina Samuels, with whom he had a daughter, Margaret Judith. His second wife was Anna Janke Oord.

Life

Koekkoek studied three years at the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague and one year at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin , where he lived from 1918 to 1926. After his return to the Netherlands, he joined the Nationaal-Socialistische Bewegungs (NSB), founded in 1931 by Anton Mussert in Utrecht .

Cornelis published his graphic works under the pseudonym Donar , including in the newspaper Het Nieuwe Volk , the organ of the Nationaal-Socialistische Nederlandsche Arbeiderspartij . The holdings of the Dutch Central Archives contain numerous works and posters that Cornelis created for the Nederlands Arbeidsfront , the Nationale Jeugdsturm and other organizations committed to National Socialism up to 1945. He also signed his work with “Koekkoek MAzn” (son of Marinus), according to which some of his posters were incorrectly attributed to his father.

Because of his membership in the NSB, Koekkoek spent almost two years in detention after the war. A Dutch court sentenced him to three years' imprisonment, which was suspended. In addition to a fine, the court ordered the withdrawal of his civil rights for ten years.

After his release, the penniless Koekkoek offered paintings and portraits for a few coins. Although his field of vision was restricted by a sick eye, he received numerous commissions for advertising posters and portraits in the style of realism in the 1950s . In the later years his painting style followed the expressionistic and abstract zeitgeist.

Works (selection)

  • De Toekomst van onze Jeugd , propaganda poster
  • Groot-duitsch bewustzijn tegen Hollandse engheid , propaganda poster from 1941
  • Een gezonde jeugd werkt voor Nederland , propaganda poster from 1942
  • Het Nederlandische Arbeidsfront macht voor u en uw gezin , propaganda poster from 1943
  • Capitalist bevrijding ...! Propaganda poster from 1944
  • Trembling Naakt , 1950
  • Abstract Duinlandschap , 1957
  • Expressionisme tekening people , 1958
  • Abstracts Vormen , 1972

literature

  • Pieter A. Scheen: Lexicon Nederlandse beeldende kunstenaars, 1750–1950. Volume 1, 's-Gravenhage 1969, p. 617.
  • CA Scharten: Register van overlijden bij PA Scheen's lexicon, Nederlandse beeldende kunstenaars geboortejaren 1750–1950. Jaar van geboorte 1881 of later - jaar van overlijden voor 1994. Zutphen 1996, p. 75.

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Remarks

  1. ↑ Scharten 1996 names January 29, 1982 as the date of death.
  2. ↑ a b c Cornelis Koekkoek . In: Galleria d'Arte Thule.
  3. ↑ Kees Koekkoek . In: artindex.nl.
  4. ^ Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek (II). In: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis; What school plate signs MA Koekkoek fout in de oorlog? perssupport.nl from March 17th 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Koekkoek, Cornelis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Koekkoek, Kees (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch painter, designer, lithographer and printmaker
DATE OF BIRTH August 9, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Watergraafsmeer
DATE OF DEATH 3rd February 1982
Place of death Amsterdam