Marinus Heijnes

Portrait of Marinus Heijnes (1922)
Lake Kaag, the Netherlands

Marinus Heijnes (8 March 1888 in Amsterdam 12 February 1963 in De Kaag) was a Dutch impressionist artist who painted in the tradition of the Dutch Hague School. Heijnes had visited and painted in Switzerland (Ticino), Italy, France (Brittany, Côte d'Azur) and Sweden. Much of his work is about the Dutch lakeside near his village Kaag.

Education and work

Heijnes had his education at the Quellinusschool in Amsterdam. Most of his colourful work was made in oil on canvas or aquarel. Heijnes worked 'en plein air' which means painted outdoors. Heijnes was a member of Kunst Zij Ons Doel in Haarlem.

Marinus Heijnes was father of the aquarellist Theodoor Heynes.

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