Background
He was the son of a house painter and had to help his father at a young age with painting ornaments on ceilings. Goovaerts decided to become a painter and against the wishes of his father he attended the Academy of Mechelen in Belgium.
He was the son of a house painter and had to help his father at a young age with painting ornaments on ceilings. Goovaerts decided to become a painter and against the wishes of his father he attended the Academy of Mechelen in Belgium.
There he studied from 1883 to 1885 and was taught by among others, academy director Willem Geerts.
Soon he began to paint on canvas. After his study Henri Goovaerts returned to Maastricht where he founded a studio. He focused mainly on painting portraits, although he occasionally got other jobs as well.
Henri Goovaerts died at the age of 46 on August 23, 1912.
Most of the work of Henri Goovaerts is held by individuals all over the world and a few museums, amongst others the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht. A park in Maastricht bears his name.
