Stephen Robert Koekkoek

Stephen Robert Koekkoek (15 October 1887, in London – 20 December 1934, in Santiago) was an English-born painter of Dutch descent who worked in the Postimpressionist style.

His father was the maritime painter Hermanus Koekkoek the Younger, who had recently moved to London to establish an art gallery.

He often travelled with him to the Netherlands, where he worked with other members of the family; especially his uncle, Jan Koekkoek, who strongly influenced his brush style.

[1] The marriage did not last very long, however, and he moved again; to Buenos Aires, where he shared an apartment with an aspiring poet named Jorge Uribe Escobar (1886–1919) and gained a reputation for eccentricity.

He always wore a vest and a Stetson hat, carried a fancy cane, usually smoked a cigar, and was known as a heavy drinker who apparently liked his alcohol with a dash of Worcestershire sauce.