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Kees Verwey
A Life Within the Studio Walls Kees Verwey lived much of his life in a 17th-century building on the Spaarne in Haarlem. He was born in Amsterdam and grew up surrounded by a family deeply rooted in culture, being the nephew of the poet Albert Verwey and the architect H.P. Berlage. His early years were shaped by the collections he saw through his uncle, including works by Isaac Israels and Willem Witsen. These early encounters with still
lifes, particularly those by Floris Verster, left a lasting mark on how he approached a subject. His formal training took him to the School for Arts and Crafts in Haarlem and later to the Rijksacademische van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. He studied under teachers such as Henri Frédéric Boot, Johannes Hendricus Jurres, and Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita. While he attended these institutions, he often found himself drawn back to the less…