Henri Frédéric Boot

Henri Frédéric Boot
Born	(1877-02-08)8 February 1877 Maastricht
Died	3 March 1963(1963-03-03) (aged 86) Haarlem
Nationality	Dutch
Education	Universiteit Leiden, Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Rotterdam), Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (Amsterdam)[1]
Known for	Painting

Klein Heiligland 43, former home and studio of the painter Henri Frédéric Boot, where he lived and worked for almost 60 years.

Henri Frédéric Boot (1877, Maastricht – 1963, Haarlem), was a Dutch painter and printmaker mostly active in Haarlem.

Biography[]

According to the RKD he was a pupil of the painters , , , in Breda, and .^[1] He became a member of the Kunstkring Haarlem in 1905, the artist club De Onafhankelijken in 1912 (board member in 1917), Guild of St. Luke in Amsterdam in 1931, the Kennemerse Kunstenaarskring (K.K.K.) from 1932, and chairman of Kunst zij ons doel in 1939.^[1] Boot's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.^[2] He was a member of Arti et Amicitiae from 1943 to 1961.^[1]

Boot was infamous for being a member of the  [nl] and member of the Kultuurraad during the German occupation 1941-1945.^[1]

He became a prolific painter and teacher and lived to a great age. He taught at the School voor Kunst en Kunstnijverheid in Haarlem.^[1] His students were , , , , , , Jules Chapon, Poppe Damave, , , , , , , , , Otto B. de Kat, , , , , , , , , Truus Menger-Oversteegen, , , , , , Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, , , , Josef Santen, , , Wim Steijn, , , , , , Margaretha C. Verheus, , Kees Verwey, , , , , , , and .^[1]

References[]

• H.F. Boot, legendarisch leermeester van Kees Verwey, by Michael Huig, Frans Halsmuseum, 1998, ISBN 9068681966
• Hier ligt Boot, by Louis Ferron, Impressum Haarlem, 1998 ISBN 9025730868
• Henry Boot biography in Beeldend Kunst in Limburg
• Henri Frédéric Boot on Artnet

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