The painter Jan Voerman was born in 1890 in Hattem. He was educated at an early age by his father Jan Voerman Sr., who is best known as the painter of the IJssel views near Hattem.
While the old Jan was a well-known and respected painter, it proved difficult for his eldest son (Jan Jr.) to step out of his father's shadow as a young artist, until Jan Sr. received an assignment from the Verkade company (family by his wife Anna Verkade) to help paint new pictures for the Verkade Albums series. Jan Sr., he passed that assignment on to his son, who was only 16 years old at the time. For years Jan Jr. contributed to these Verkade Albums, with which he gained widespread fame.
For his paintings, Jan Jr. also usually chose subjects from nature. He mainly focused on making landscapes and still lifes with plants and flowers as subjects. He studied his subjects very carefully before revealing them to the canvas. This precision is unmistakably present in all his paintings.
Various museums have work by this painter in their collection: such as the Stedelijk Museum Kampen, the Voerman Museum Hattem and the Museum de Fundatie Zwolle.
