Henri Goovaerts
Illustration — Goovaerts' gravestone, in Maastricht Henri Florimond Goovaerts (13 November 1865, in Maastricht – 23 August 1912, in Maastricht) was a Dutch painter. He was the son of a house painter and had to help his father at a young age with painting ornaments on ceilings. Soon he began to paint on canvas.
Also recorded as Henri Florimond Goovaerts
Henri Goovaerts
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- Born
- 1865 · Maastricht.
- Died
- 1912 · Maastricht.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter · draftsperson · copyist · paintings conservator
- Fields
- portrait
- Teachers
- Nicolaas van der Waay · August Allebé
- Honours
- Royal Prize for Painting
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Born at Maastricht in 1865, died in Maastricht in 1912.
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Henri Goovaerts (1865 – 1912) was a painter. The birth of Henri Goovaerts is recorded in 1865 in Maastricht, and the death in 1912 in Maastricht.
Training under Nicolaas van der Waay and August Allebé is recorded. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Work by Henri Goovaerts is recorded in the collections of Bonnefanten Museum and Dutch Navy Museum. Distinctions recorded are Royal Prize for Painting.
Henri Goovaerts, D.R. de Silva y Velázquez - De tapijtweefsters - R79 - Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection
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Grafmonument van de kunstschilder Henri Goovaerts (1865-1912) op de Algemene Begraafplaats Tongerseweg in Maastricht.
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- 1.Afbeelding (gearchiveerd op 10 mei 2019).
- 2.Groepsportret van de Maestrichtsche DienstDoende Stadsschutterij 1815.
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