Kees Maks

Dutch painter (1876-1967)

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Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[12]
Date of birth: August 22, 1876
Date of death: October 28, 1967
Place of birth: Amsterdam
Place of death: Amsterdam
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands^[8]
Occupation: painter, draftsperson, watercolorist
Educated at: Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten^[10]
Award received: Royal medal made available by queen Wilhelmina^[11]
Work location: Amsterdam, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Paris, Paris, Paris^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]
Student of: August Allebé, Antonio Mancini, George Hendrik Breitner, Egbert Schaap^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch^[25]
Artist files at: Frick Art Research Library
Copyright representative: reproduction right represented by CISAC-member^[29]
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights
End of work period: 1967^[27]
Family name: Maks^[13]
Given name: Kees^[14]
Has works in the collection: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Van Abbemuseum, Frans Hals Museum, De Wieger, Museum Henriette Polak, Amsterdam Museum, Stadsmuseum Doetinchem, Museum van Bommel van Dam, Singer Laren, Museum Belvédère, Drents Museum^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35]^[36]^[37]^[38]^[39]^[40]
Native language: Dutch^[9]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library^[28]
P14750: 0C21-7DAB-0A97-325F-E59F
Participant in: 1928 Summer Olympics, 1948 Summer Olympics^[23]^[24]

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Start of work period: 1891^[26]

🏷️ Also known as

en Cees Maks en Cornelis Johannes Maks en Kees Maks nl C.J. Maks nl C. Maks nl Cornelis Johannes "Kees" Maks

🔖 Identifiers · 42

ISNI: 0000000066822606
VIAF cluster ID: 42755977
Library of Congress authority ID: nr2002010890
GND ID: 123852986
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Kees Maks (1946).jpg ↗
ADAGP artist ID: kees-maks-344371
AGORHA UUID: 4ca5b18d-504f-47b9-848c-0112862f5281
AGORHA person/institution ID: 111901
Artist-info artist ID: 302581
Artists of the World ID: 00149551
Artnet artist ID: kees-cornelis-johannes-maks
Artsy artist ID: kees-maks

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AskArt person ID: 11083053
Athenaeum person ID: 11927
Benezit ID: B00115078
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 144410323
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID: 10092671
Christie's creator ID: 33695
CollectieGelderland creator ID: ca6a82dc-a9e8-508f-718a-0e8512f03781, 512ff707-774d-d203-cbbb-20ec73763df2
DACS ID (2022): 008370
DACS ID (former): bcfad4bd-5022-e111-9c2b-000c29604b72
DoME artist ID: 1233
Europeana entity: agent/base/160983
FAST ID: 476161
Freebase ID: /m/09z15l
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID: 991004363069707141
GTAA ID: 129121
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000050076996984
Grove Art Online ID: T053366
IdRef ID: 067824625
Invaluable.com person ID: ramehnlgig
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID: 125081
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 070719195
Olympedia people ID: 921097
Open Library ID: OL1829948A
PictoRight ID code: M-008814
RKDartists ID: 52092
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID: 72675
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived): ma/kees-maks-1
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID: 5505-kees-maks
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500027442
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJkp8r9ftkdTcdCTpFFdwC

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Summary

Kees Maks was born on August 22, 1876^[1], in Amsterdam^[2]. He died on October 28, 1967^[3], in Amsterdam^[4]. He worked as a painter^[5], draftsperson^[6], and watercolorist^[7].

FAQs

Where was Kees Maks born?

Kees Maks's place of birth was Amsterdam^[2].

Where did Kees Maks die?

Kees Maks died in Amsterdam^[4].

What did Kees Maks do for work?

Kees Maks worked as a painter^[5], draftsperson^[6], and watercolorist^[7].

Where did Kees Maks go to school?

Kees Maks was educated at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten^[10].

What awards did Kees Maks receive?

Honors received include Royal medal made available by queen Wilhelmina^[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Kees Maks — place of birth (P19): Amsterdam. Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 2023-01-25. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Kees Maks — place of death (P20): Amsterdam. Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 2023-01-25. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Kees Maks — sex or gender (P21): male. RKDartists. Retrieved 2017-08-26. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Kees Maks — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of the Netherlands. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Kees Maks — educated at (P69): Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Kees Maks — native language (P103): Dutch. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Kees Maks — occupation (P106): painter. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2023-01-25. vanabbemuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Kees Maks — occupation (P106): draftsperson. RKDartists. Retrieved 2021-09-07. stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Kees Maks — occupation (P106): watercolorist. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2023-02-14. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Kees Maks — award received (P166): Royal medal made available by queen Wilhelmina. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Kees Maks — date of birth (P569): August 22, 1876. RKDartists. Retrieved 2017-08-23. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Kees Maks — date of death (P570): October 28, 1967. RKDartists. Retrieved 2017-08-23. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Kees Maks — family name (P734): Maks. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Kees Maks — given name (P735): Kees. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Kees Maks — work location (P937): Amsterdam. RKDartists. Retrieved 2018-03-02. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Kees Maks — work location (P937): Paris. RKDartists. Retrieved 2018-03-02. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Kees Maks — work location (P937): Madrid. RKDartists. Retrieved 2018-03-02. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Kees Maks — work location (P937): Rome. RKDartists. Retrieved 2018-03-02. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Kees Maks — student of (P1066): August Allebé. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2023-01-25. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Kees Maks — student of (P1066): Antonio Mancini. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2023-01-25. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Kees Maks — student of (P1066): George Hendrik Breitner. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2023-01-25. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Kees Maks — student of (P1066): Egbert Schaap. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2023-01-25. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Kees Maks — participant in (P1344): 1928 Summer Olympics. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Kees Maks — participant in (P1344): 1948 Summer Olympics. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Kees Maks — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Dutch. IdRef. Retrieved 2020-05-03. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Kees Maks — start of work period (P2031): January 1, 1891. RKDartists. Retrieved 2023-01-26. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Kees Maks — end of work period (P2032): January 1, 1967. RKDartists. Retrieved 2023-01-26. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Kees Maks — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Kees Maks — copyright representative (P6275): reproduction right represented by CISAC-member. DACS register. Retrieved 2019-10-19. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Kees Maks — has works in the collection (P6379): Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. stedelijk.nl. Retrieved 2021-03-12. stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Kees Maks — has works in the collection (P6379): Van Abbemuseum. vanabbemuseum.nl. Retrieved 2021-03-12. vanabbemuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Kees Maks — has works in the collection (P6379): Frans Hals Museum. Retrieved 2021-03-12. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Kees Maks — has works in the collection (P6379): De Wieger. Retrieved 2021-03-12. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Kees Maks — has works in the collection (P6379): Museum Henriette Polak. collectiegelderland.nl. Retrieved 2021-03-09. collectiegelderland.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Kees Maks — has works in the collection (P6379): Amsterdam Museum. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Kees Maks — has works in the collection (P6379): Stadsmuseum Doetinchem. Retrieved 2021-03-14. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Kees Maks — has works in the collection (P6379): Museum van Bommel van Dam. vanbommelvandam.nl. Retrieved 2022-04-07. vanbommelvandam.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Kees Maks — has works in the collection (P6379): Singer Laren. Retrieved 2025-01-31. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Kees Maks — has works in the collection (P6379): Museum Belvédère. Retrieved 2025-01-31. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Kees Maks — has works in the collection (P6379): Drents Museum. wikidata.org.

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