Marie Henri Mackenzie

Marie Henri Mackenzie (August 3, 1878 in Rotterdam – December 30, 1961 in Hilversum) was a Dutch painter. He was a student of the Art Academy in Rotterdam and later on of the famous Dutch impressionist painter George Hendrik Breitner in Amsterdam. Mackenzie's brother-in-law was the Dutch athlete and ice skates manufacturer Hendrikus Jacobus Gorter.

Early life Marie Henri Mackenzie was born in the port city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 3 August 1878. His father Paulus Mackenzie (1852–1919) was a coffee and tea trader in Rotterdam who married Maria Johanna Reugers (1847–1882), from The Hague. Marie had one sister, Elizabeth Maria Christina Mackenzie (1879–1969). Marie’s mother Maria died at the age of 34, when Marie was three years old. His father Paulus remarried five years later with Susanna Alida Riegen.

After primary school Mackenzie went to the trade school and went on to have an office job. However, his passion for art meant that, with help from his father, he decided to attend the Art Academy in Rotterdam from 1898–1899. One of his teachers was the Dutch painter Pieter Adrianus Schipperus (1840–1929).

Mackenzie was the uncle of Dutch painter Jan Korthals, who under his influence became the 'last Amsterdam impressionist'. Painters such as Dick van Vlaardingen were strongly influenced by Mackenzie.

The artist died in Hilversum on 30 December 1961. He was buried at the Noorderbegraafplaats, Hilversum.

His work can be found in Museum Hilversum, Museum Flehite in Amersfoort and the Rijkscollectie (Governmental collection of the Netherlands).