Drawings Herman Moerkerk


Herman Moerkerk ('s-Hertogenbosch 1879 - Haarlem 1949)



Herman Moerkerk has never followed a training as a professional painter. But received lessons from Jan Bogaerts and Petrus Marinus Butcher.

 After completing his studies, he went to work in his father's business. In addition, he signed. Moerkerk was a motivated draftsman who was able to put down a very similar portrait in few lines. He was soon asked for political cartoonists, especially regarding the Bossche City Council (of which he himself himself has taken part for about a year).

 In addition, he made designs for performances, for stage sculptures and posters. In addition to hundreds of drawings, Moerkerk made oil paintings. Most of these are certainly not unprofitable, but his true strength has always been his drawings.





Portrait, drawing 23,5 cm breed , 28 cm hoog


                          landscape  house with fence  23,5 cm breed x 18 cm hoog
                       landscape bridge by the water 15 cm breed x 22,5 hoog
                         group by the water  15 cm breed, 21 cm hoog
                       house with willows  14 cm breed, 18,5 cm hoog
     drawing horse stampee 18,5 cm breed, 13 cm hoog
                               oeran utang 8,5 cm breed, 15 cm hoog
                     church tower 17 cm breed 18 cm hoog
                       cruscifixion 22 cm breed, 30 cm hoog
    boat by the houses 10,5 cm breed, 9 cm hoog
    landscape 10,5 cm breed, 6 cm hoog