Marie Henry Mackenzie
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Marie Henrie Mackenzie was a Dutch
painter.
He was a student of the Art School in Rotterdam and later on of the famous Dutch painter George Hendrik Breitner
in Amsterdam. Having made a career at an oil company, Mackenzie completely devoted himself after 1931 to painting. He then was at the age of 43 years. Mackenzie was a painter of landscapes
, figures, portraits
and harbour views. In addition, he is well known for his impressionist cityscape
s of Amsterdam.
His work can be found in the Goois Museum, Hilversum and the Rijkscollectie (Governmental collection of the Netherlands).
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
painter.
He was a student of the Art School in Rotterdam and later on of the famous Dutch painter George Hendrik Breitner
George Hendrik Breitner
George Hendrik Breitner wasa Dutch painter and photographer.-Biography:George Hendrik Breitner was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. From 1876–1880 he attended the Academy in the Hague where his extraordinary talent was rewarded on various occasions...
in Amsterdam. Having made a career at an oil company, Mackenzie completely devoted himself after 1931 to painting. He then was at the age of 43 years. Mackenzie was a painter of landscapes
Landscape art
Landscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works landscape backgrounds for figures can still...
, figures, portraits
Portrait painting
Portrait painting is a genre in painting, where the intent is to depict the visual appearance of the subject. Beside human beings, animals, pets and even inanimate objects can be chosen as the subject for a portrait...
and harbour views. In addition, he is well known for his impressionist cityscape
Cityscape
A cityscape is the urban equivalent of a landscape. Townscape is roughly synonymous with cityscape, though it implies the same difference in urban size and density implicit in the difference between the words city and town. In urban design the terms refer to the configuration of built forms and...
s of Amsterdam.
His work can be found in the Goois Museum, Hilversum and the Rijkscollectie (Governmental collection of the Netherlands).