Hendrik Weegewijs (1875-1964) - Boerenlandschap

Hendrik Weegewijs was a Dutch watercolorist, etcher, graphic artist, painter and draughtsman. He trained at the Tekenschool voor Kunstambachten Amsterdam and the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam 1896-1898. Student of August Allebe, C.L. Dake Sr., Ferdinand Leenhoff and N. van der Waay. Teacher of, among others, Willy Bleys. He was a member of Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam. He lived and worked in Buiksloot after 1898, then in Edam, Volendam, Assen, Gasselte, Drouwen, Ghent (Belgium), Edam from 1899 to 1901, then alternating in Laren (NH) and Blaricum from 1901 to 1919, Eemnes 1919, Amsterdam 1919–1921, Hilversum 1921–1926. Afterwards again in Blaricum, then Edam until 1939, Naarden 1939–1940 and finally in Soest from 1940–1964. His subjects were mainly village and heath landscapes, still lifes and figures. He is mentioned in several lexicons.