He was born in Amsterdam and was the nephew of the poet
Albert Verwey and the architect
Hendrik Petrus Berlage. According to the RKD he was a pupil of
Henri Frédéric Boot,
Johannes Hendricus Jurres, and
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita. He was heavily influenced by the
Hague School and
Impressionism. His big break came in 1931 when his work was exhibited along with that of other contemporary Haarlem artists (such as
Hendrik van den Eijnde). The exhibition was held in the newly created
Modern art gallery of the
Frans Hals Museum located behind the main museum (today the gallery for the
schutterstukken). He was a member of the Haarlem artist society "
Kunst Zij Ons Doel", the "Kennemer Kunstenaarskring, and "
Hollandse Aquarellistenkring". His pupils were
Mieke Burgers-Witteveen,
Jules Chapon,
Joop Dam (1922–1997),
Jan Engelman,
Henk Fonville,
Frans Funke,
Jan van Geem,
Cor Hak,
Kees de Jager,
Hugo Liebe, Henk van der Linden,
Hanne Meijer-de Heer,
Jan Michels,
Wim Steijn, and
Karla Wenckebach. He died in Haarlem. ==References==