Goyen
Americannoun
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(Charles) William, 1915–83, U.S. novelist and playwright.
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Jan van 1596–1656, Dutch painter.
noun
Example Sentences
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Irwin compares the scene to 17th century Dutch landscape paintings, like those by Jacob van Ruisdael or Jan van Goyen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2022
Her second husband, William Goyen, a novelist and playwright, died in 1983.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2016
Her second husband, William Goyen, whom she married in 1963, died in 1983.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2016
She was married to Michael Cannata from 1956 to 1962 and had one son, Michael Cannata Jr. William Goyen, a writer, was her husband from 1963 until his death in 1983.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2016
He belongs to the line of the classic Dutch marinists, to Van der Velde, Backhuizen, and Van Goyen.
From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James
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