Jacob Dooijewaard was an accomplished Dutch painter of genre scenes, landscapes, cityscapes, still lifes and portraits. He trained at three institutions in Amsterdam and his works are held in numerous public collections including the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp. He was close friends with the American artist William Henry Singer, Jr. (1868-1943) and his wife Anna Brugh, the founders of the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. His brother, Willem Dooijewaard (1892-1980), was also an artist.
Public Collections
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Van Abbemuseum, Noordbrabants Museum, Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Singer Laren, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Timeline
1876
Born in Amsterdam, Holland to Aalt Dooijewaard, an artist, and Christina Dooijewaard (nee Harberts).
1891-1893
Studied at the Arts and Crafts School Quellinus in Amsterdam under J Visser.
1894-1898
Studied at the State Normal School for Drawing Teachers in Amsterdam.
Studied at the Applied Arts School in Amsterdam.
1903-1946
Lived in Laren.
1903
Awarded the Willink van Collenprijs.
1910
Undertook a study trip to Spain.
1920
Undertook a study trip to France.
1936
Solo exhibition at Galerie Eugène Druet in Paris.
1937
Awarded a Royal medal by Queen Wilhelmina.
1949
Travelled to the USA.
1960
Lived in Blaricum.
1969
Died in Amsterdam.