Jaak van Wijck
Jacobus Johannes Wilhelmus "Jaak" van Wijck (September 11, 1870 in Ginneken, Netherlands – June 3, 1946 in Antwerp, Belgium) was a Dutch landscape painter. He was known for his paintings of locations on the Kalmthoutse Heide (De Kempen) close to Antwerp, and also at Ginneken, a village close to Breda, where he painted the river De Mark along with other landmarks.
Jaak van Wijck | |
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| Born | Jacobus Johannes Wilhelmus van Wijck September 11, 1870 Ginneken, Netherlands |
| Died | June 3, 1946 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Known for | Landscape paintings of the De Mark river |
As a student of the "Stedelijk Tekeninstituut", located in the city Breda, he received several awards. More later, on the "Koninklijke Academie voor Schoone Kunsten" in Antwerp and the "Hooger Gesticht" there, he was notable again by winning prizes, e.g. in 1895, when he was awarded with two particular medals "on behalf of Léopold II Roi des Belges".
In 1903, shortly after his studies in Breda, he showed his work at the famous "Salon Triennal des Beaux-Arts" in Brussels. He also displayed his art in several salons in Antwerp.
In addition to his work as an independent artist, Van Wijck manufactured glass in lead with his partner Jozef Gussenhoven, in the Vinkenstraat in Antwerp often in Jugendstil/Art Deco.