Leo Pinkhof

Born in Amsterdam to an affluent Orthodox family, Leo Yehuda Pinkhof studied at the National School of Applied Arts at the Rijksmuseum starting in 1915, joining the Rijksacademie after graduating. Moving to Den Helder, where he lived most of his life, Pinkhof accepted a position teaching drawing at a local art school. He also worked as an illustrator, including for his sister Clara Asscher-Pinkhof, a well-regarded writer.