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Jan Elias Kikkert (24 June 1843,
Excerpt from ''Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden''
@ Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Jan showed an early aptitude for drawing and went to Leiden where he studied with his grandfather in the evenings while attending classes at a school operated by the " a math society.Brief biography
@ the History of South Holland. At the age of seventeen, he found employment with the lithographer, . From 1860 to 1869, he worked as a designer at the
from ''Over Oudoegstgeest'', September 2013 (pg.27). He would often wander the streets of Leiden, sketching and making notes which would accompany the final paintings. An interesting feature of his work is that "modern" elements such as factory chimneys and railway lines are sometimes omitted because he was looking to express the "stemming in de natuur" (mood in nature). He was a long-time member of " Ars Aemula Naturae", an art society founded in 1694, where he was known for his light-hearted and humorous behavior. From 1875 to 1878, he served as the coordinator of the society's evening events. As he aged, his right arm grew increasingly stiff; eventually becoming paralyzed and preventing him from painting. At the beginning of 1925, possibly as the result of a stroke, he became bedridden and died a few weeks later. has a collection of over 900 of his drawings and watercolors.
Works of Jan Elias Kikkert
in the Leiden Regional Archive. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kikkert, Jan Elias 1843 births 1925 deaths 19th-century Dutch painters Dutch male painters 20th-century Dutch painters Dutch watercolourists Cityscape artists Painters from Amsterdam 19th-century Dutch lithographers 20th-century Dutch lithographers 19th-century Dutch male artists 20th-century Dutch male artists
Jan Elias Kikkert (24 June 1843, Amsterdam
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– 11 April 1925, Leiden
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) was a Dutch lithographer and watercolorist
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, best known for his street scenes of Leiden.
Biography
His mother was unmarried at the time of his birth and the name of his father is not on record. His grandfather, Pieter Kikkert (1775-1855), was a prominent drawing teacher in Leiden who published a popular book of sketches with essays.@ Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Jan showed an early aptitude for drawing and went to Leiden where he studied with his grandfather in the evenings while attending classes at a school operated by the " a math society.Brief biography
@ the History of South Holland. At the age of seventeen, he found employment with the lithographer, . From 1860 to 1869, he worked as a designer at the
silversmith
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ing firm of in Voorschoten
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. He then returned to work with Bos, preparing the stones for color lithographs. After Bos died, he worked part-time for the printing firm of P.W.M. Trap, while promoting his own works.Brief biographyfrom ''Over Oudoegstgeest'', September 2013 (pg.27). He would often wander the streets of Leiden, sketching and making notes which would accompany the final paintings. An interesting feature of his work is that "modern" elements such as factory chimneys and railway lines are sometimes omitted because he was looking to express the "stemming in de natuur" (mood in nature). He was a long-time member of " Ars Aemula Naturae", an art society founded in 1694, where he was known for his light-hearted and humorous behavior. From 1875 to 1878, he served as the coordinator of the society's evening events. As he aged, his right arm grew increasingly stiff; eventually becoming paralyzed and preventing him from painting. At the beginning of 1925, possibly as the result of a stroke, he became bedridden and died a few weeks later. has a collection of over 900 of his drawings and watercolors.
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Works of Jan Elias Kikkert
in the Leiden Regional Archive. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kikkert, Jan Elias 1843 births 1925 deaths 19th-century Dutch painters Dutch male painters 20th-century Dutch painters Dutch watercolourists Cityscape artists Painters from Amsterdam 19th-century Dutch lithographers 20th-century Dutch lithographers 19th-century Dutch male artists 20th-century Dutch male artists