Johannes Gabrielse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johannes Gabrielse

Dutch illustrator and painter

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1881

Place of Birth: Westkapelle, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 16-Jun-1945

Profession: artist, painter

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Johannes Gabrielse (1881, Westkapelle – 16 June 1945, Ambarawa) was a Dutch artist born in Zeeland, who died in a Japanese internment camp in the Dutch East Indies. He taught his daughter Corrie Gabriëlse. Gabriëlse studied at the National School for Teachers (1898-1901) and the Rijksakademie (1901-1902) in Amsterdam. Well known for his illustrations of Indonesia for Dutch school books as well as wall prints (School platen) published by the publishers Wolters from Groningen.
He also is remembered for his sketches of life in the Japanese camps during World War II.
Some of his work is kept at the Dutch museum Museon in The Hague. He illustrated textbooks, including From Mother to child language and New language in the Dutch East Indies.
He also made many oil paintings and he was book cover designer. He was however more than just a school illustrator and has produced a number of paintings in oil.
He sketched extensively, with his sketches being produced in a book form just before the war. Gabrielse is the uncle of Mary Gabrielse, also an artist.