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[[File:Johan Braakensiek (1858-1940), Afb 010186003093.jpg|thumb|Johan Braakensiek]]
'''Johan Coenraad Braakensiek''' (24 May 1858 – 27 February 1940) was a Dutch painter, [[illustrator]], caricaturist and [[political cartoons|political cartoonist]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/braakensiek_johan.htm | title=Johan Braakensiek }}</ref> He is the grandfather of [[Jan van Oort]].

==Personal life==
Braakensiek was born in [[Amsterdam]], the son of Albert Braakensiek, an illustrator and [[lithographer]], and Wilhelmina Charlotta Elizabeth Anna Moolenizjer. He left school at age 11 and took a job in a fashion shop as a designer/[[embroider]]. He attended art classes by JB Tetar at the same time, at which his personal drawings were noticed by [[art critic]] Martin Klaff who recommended he take the [[entrance exam]] to the State Academy of Fine Arts, in Amsterdam<ref name="Biography" /> from which he eventually graduated in 1881.

He was married on 23 September 1888 to Pietertje Kooijman. They had three daughters.<ref name="Biography">{{Cite web|url=http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/bwn1880-2000/lemmata/bwn3/braakensiek|title=bwn3|first=No|last=owner|date=12 January 2015|website=resources.huygens.knaw.nl|accessdate=8 October 2019}}</ref>

==Work==
[[Image:Justus van Maurik-Van allerlei slag.jpg|thumb|The cover of [[Justus van Maurik]]'s ''Van Allerlei Slag'', 1881, which was illustrated by Johan Braakensiek]]
For most of his career, Braakensiek worked for a number of publishers as an illustrator. However, he also found work as a political cartoonist for the magazines ''Geïllustreerd Politie-Nieuws'', ''De Amsterdammer'' and ''De Groene Amsterdammer''. His first work was with ''Geïllustreerd Politie-Nieuws'' where he contributed infrequently. His break and rise in popularity came in 1886 when he was made the political cartoonist for ''De Amsterdammer'' magazine. He also was affiliated with ''De Groene Amsterdammer'' magazine from 1925 to 1931.<ref name="Biography" /> He is buried at [[Zorgvlied (cemetery)|Zorgvlied cemetery]].

==Popularity==
Braakensiek remains popular thanks to the books he worked on as illustrator. Books such as ''Van Allerlei Slag'' and ''Uit het leven van Dik Trom'', which feature his art are widely known and read.<ref name="Biography" /> His work is also featured in a number of [[text books]] in the Netherlands.<ref name="Biography" />

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/braakensiek_johan.htm Lambiek Comiclopedia biography.]
* [http://www.inghist.nl/Onderzoek/Projecten/BWN/lemmata/bwn3/braakensiek Braakensiek Biography]
*[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.inghist.nl/Onderzoek/Projecten/BWN/lemmata/bwn3/braakensiek&ei=ltWuSo7CL6Kc4gbi04ytCg&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=9&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DJohan%2BBraakensiek%2Bbiography%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1C1CHMG_en-GBGB291GB303%26sa%3DG Google Translation]
* {{Gutenberg author |id=6460| name=Johan Coenraad Braakensiek}}

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[[Category:Dutch editorial cartoonists]]
[[Category:Painters from Amsterdam]]
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[[Category:Alumni of Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten]]