Maurits Niekerk

Maurits Joseph Niekerk (11 September 1871, Amsterdam – 20 March 1940, Paris) was a Dutch Impressionist painter of Jewish ancestry who spent much of his career in Belgium.

From 1887 to 1893, he studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam, then spent some time at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp.

[1] During his studies in Antwerp, he paid a visit to Bruges, where he met Valerius de Saedeleer, who introduced him to the artists' colony in Sint-Martens-Latem.

His paintings during this period were, however, very brightly colored, unlike the darker style practiced by the Latemse school [nl].

His friend, Karel van de Woestijne, wrote several articles about him for Elseviers Geïllustreerd Maandblad.