Martin Monnickendam (25 February 1874 – 4 January 1943) was a

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painter and draftsman.

Life

Monnickendam was born in

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and trained at the

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there from 1891. His early work is mostly animal drawings made at

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. He continued his studies in Paris at the

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from 1895. He won various awards and took study trips to London and Italy. Today, his work is seen as being in the school of

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.Martin Monnickendam in the

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He became a member of

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in 1904 and a member of the Vereeniging Sint Lucas in 1905. He became a teacher in Amsterdam at the international painting academy there. In 1924 on the occasion of his 50th birthday an honorary show was held for him at the

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and in 1934 he was named officer in the

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. His work was part of the art competitions at the

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and the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

. He also won a medal at the

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in 1937. Monnickendam died in

in 1943 in straitened circumstances while waiting to be deported as a Jew. In 2009 a show of his works was held in Amsterdam city archives.

Works

His works are held by

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, the Stadsarchief Amsterdam, the

Gemeentemuseum Den Haag The Kunstmuseum Den Haag is an art museum in The Hague in the Netherlands, founded in 1866 as the Museum voor Moderne Kunst. Later, until 1998, it was known as Haags Gemeentemuseum, and until the end of September 2019 as Gemeentemuseum Den Haag. I ...

and the

Amsterdam Museum The Amsterdam Museum, known until 2010 as the Amsterdam Historical Museum, is an Amsterdam-based museum dedicated to the city's past and present. Due to the renovation of its main location, the museum is temporarily located in the Amstelhof on the ...

. File:34-Académie de Billard-De Biljartwedstrijd.jpg, ''Académie de Billard'', 1907 File:Martin Monnickendam - Schouwburgloge - 1912.jpg, ''Intermission'', 1912 File:Monarosa, dochter van de schilder, als fruitverkoopster Rijksmuseum SK-C-1105.jpeg, ''Monarosa, his daughter'', 1914 File:WLANL - Branko Collin - De weesjongetjes (1).jpg, ''The Orphans'', 1924 File:SA 35542-Anatomische les van Prof. L. Bolk.jpg, ''Anatomy lesson of Prof. L. Bolk'', 1925 File:SA 41348-De ontvangst van de Lord Mayor in de Burgerzaal van het Paleis op de Dam.jpg, ''The reception of the Lord Mayor in the Burgerzaal of the Royal Palace on the Dam'', 1929

References

External links

Official website of the Stichting Vrienden van de schilder Martin Monnickendam, Amsterdam

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Life

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