Jan Mankes
(1889–1920) Dutch painter (1889–1920)
Jan Mankes (Netherlands, 1889–1920) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Jan Mankes belongs to the chapter ‘The interwar years’ in this site’s history of art.
Jan Mankes was born in Meppel and died in Eerbeek. Jan Mankes trained at Royal Academy of Art. The teachers included Jan Schouten and Herman Veldhuis. Jan Mankes worked in Delft, De Knipe, Eerbeek, and The Hague.
The best-known works include ‘Woman in front of her house’ and ‘Row of trees’. The catalogue has 33 works by Jan Mankes with free images. The dated works span the years 1908–1918. Works by Jan Mankes are held by several collections, among them Museum Arnhem, Museum MORE, Museum Belvédère, and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Piet Mondrian, Theo van Doesburg, Michel de Klerk, Piet Zwart, and André Favory.