Simon Kick
{{Short description|Dutch Golden Age painter}}
Simon Kick (1603, Delft – 1652, Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
{{Infobox person
| name = Simon Kick
| image = Simon Kick - Portrait of a Young Man - WGA12187.jpg
| birth_date = 1603
| birth_place = Delft, Holland, Netherlands
| death_date = 1652
| death_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
| resting_place = Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
| nationality = Dutch
| occupation = Artist
| spouse = Christina Cornelis Duyster
| children = 7
| family = Cornelis Kick
}}
{{Heading|Gallery}}{{Multiple image
| image1 = Simon kick a company of soldiers in a guardroom034910).jpg
| caption1 = Company of Soldiers in a Guardroom
| image2 = Simon Kick - The Homecoming of a Fowling Party - KMS3886 - Statens Museum for Kunst.jpg
| caption2 = Homecoming of a Fowling Party
| image3 = Simon Kick - Soldiers in a Barn - WGA12186.jpg
| caption3 = Soldiers in a barn
| image4 = Simon Kick - Le retour du jeune chasseur.jpg
| caption4 = Le Retour du Jeune Chasseur
}}
Biography
According to the RKD he was the son of the Delft varnish worker Willem Kick.[https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/44252 Simon Kick] in the RKD He married Christina (Stijntje) Duyster, who he got engaged to on the same day that her brother, the painter Willem Duyster got engaged to Simon's sister Margrieta. Simon and Stijntje became the parents of the painter Cornelis Kick. He is known for portraits and genre works with soldiers and horsemen.
References
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- [http://www.artnet.com/artists/simon-kick/past-auction-results Simon Kick] on Artnet
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