Martin Monnickendam

Martin Monnickendam (25 February 1874 – 4 January 1943) was a Dutch painter and draftsman.

Life Monnickendam was born in Amsterdam, to Nathan Meyer Monnickendam and Roosje Rippe. He was trained at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten there from 1891. His early work is mostly animal drawings made at Natura Artis Magistra. He continued his studies in Paris at the École des Arts et Métiers from 1895. He won various awards and took study trips to London and Italy. Today, his work is seen as being in the school of George Breitner. He married Alice Mouzin on the 9th August 1906 in Amsterdam.

He became a member of Arti et Amicitiae in 1904 and a member of the Vereeniging Sint Lucas in 1905. He became a teacher in Amsterdam at the international painting academy there. He also won a medal at the Paris World Exposition in 1937.

Monnickendam died in Amsterdam in 1943 in straitened circumstances while waiting to be deported as a Jew. In 2009 a show of his works was held in Amsterdam city archives.

Works His works are held by Joods Historisch Museum, Rijksmuseum, the Stadsarchief Amsterdam, the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag and the Amsterdam Museum.