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Willy Martens

Dutch artist and museum director (1856–1927)
Person human Q16801520

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
December 1, 1856
Date of death
January 24, 1927
Place of birth
Semarang
Place of death
The Hague
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[7]
Occupation
painter, printmaker
Position held
museum director[8]
Notable work
The Holy Family, Portrait of Daniël Franken Dzn (1838-98), banker and art collector, View of the back of a house with a garden[9][10][11]
Work location
Nunspeet[15]
Student of
August Allebé[16]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[32]
Described by source
Paintings of the nineteenth century: contribution to the history of art[17]
Family name
Martens[13]
Given name
Willy[14]
Has works in the collection
Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Noord-Veluws Museum, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Museum, Groninger Museum, Museum De Lakenhal, Museum Arnhem, CODA Museum, National Museum Paleis het Loo, Royal Collections of the Netherlands, Museum Gouda, The Mesdag Collection, Drents Museum[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
P14750
42FC-6A74-22D6-E037-21E6[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en Martens en Willem Martens en Willy Martens en W. martens nl Willem "Willy" Martens
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
0000000069741094
VIAF cluster ID
95879914
GND ID
1038079926
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Self-portrait, by Willy Martens.jpg ↗
Art Renewal Center artist ID
6500
Artcyclopedia artist ID
martens_willem
Artist-info artist ID
296528
Artists of the World ID
00185180
Artnet artist ID
willy-martens
AskArt person ID
11052305
Athenaeum person ID
9360
Benezit ID
B00117386
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Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
88713325
Christie's creator ID
34208
CollectieGelderland creator ID
57445f18-828c-130f-7006-925354b4f5a1, dcf0e00c-fa96-2b0c-218b-df0be8948e9b, 58ac3379-b7cf-9ad5-d8c5-40bbbf85547b, 9fc31cbd-8431-5394-87ad-edab14d4d080
DBNL author ID
mart045
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1038079926
DoME artist ID
4236
Galleria Recta artist ID
martens-willy
Invaluable.com person ID
8x0p2r4m99
KBR person ID
14212238
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
125086
MutualArt artist ID
75A517BC081C1A05
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069925526
Olympedia people ID
5005186
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
153017
RKDartists ID
52897
Rotterdam City Archives actor ID
7202
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
5428-willem-martens
Treccani ID
willy-martens
Union List of Artist Names ID
500032196
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqFMfRBQxYDd7w9jYXcfq

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Summary

Willy Martens was born on December 1, 1856[1], in Semarang[2]. He died on January 24, 1927[3], in The Hague[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and printmaker[6].

FAQs

Where was Willy Martens born?

Willy Martens was born in Semarang[2].

Where did Willy Martens die?

Willy Martens died in The Hague[4].

What did Willy Martens do for work?

Willy Martens worked as a painter[5] and printmaker[6].

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  1. 5w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    MutualArt artist ID → 75A517BC081C1A05
    VIAF cluster ID → 95879914
    Commons Creator page → Willy Martens
    Student of → August Allebé
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