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Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek (1778–1851), born in Veere, was a Dutch marine painter and the founder of an important artistic dynasty. Trained in Middelburg by Thomas Gaal as a decorative painter, he turned to ships, harbours and coastal scenes. After living in Middelburg and Durgerdam, he settled in Amsterdam in 1833.
His paintings combine close knowledge of navigation with delicate colours and meticulous descriptions of vessels. Shipwrecks, harbour entrances and boats arriving or departing became favourite subjects. His topographical drawings also document the destruction of Vlissingen and Veere in 1809. He taught his sons, including Barend Cornelis and Hermanus, who carried the Koekkoek name into nineteenth-century painting while establishing independent careers within the family’s broader artistic tradition.
This profile brings together identity references for Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Dobiaschofsky · Piguet · Lempertz
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Oil on canvas
Bateaux dans la tempête
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2023-05-25 — 2023-06-07
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 6000–8000
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Oil on canvas
Strandszene mit Segelbooten
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2023-05-20
Published result : 10080 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 10000
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Oil on oak panel
Stürmische See mit Fischern.
Öl auf Eichenholz
Catalogue period : 2019-05-10
Published result : 3300 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2800
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Oil on panel
Barques de pêche, mer formée
huile sur panneau
Catalogue period : 2014-12-10
Published result : 2400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 3000–5000
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Oil on panel
Suiveur de Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek — Pêcheurs sur une mer agitée
huile sur panneau
suiveur de
Catalogue period : 2025-03-06 — 2025-03-19
Follower of
Published result : 480 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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Oil on canvas
Entourage de JOHANNES HERMANUS KOEKKOEK — Küstenpartie mit ruhiger See.
Öl auf Leinwand
Umkreis - Circle
Catalogue period : 2022-05-07
Circle
Published result : 440 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 750
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