Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek was born in Middelburg, the second son of Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek (1778-1851). He began his apprenticeship in his father's studio working with his elder brother Barend Cornelis Koekkoek (1803-1862). The two brothers began specialising in landscape painting and in 1837. They shared a studio at Cleve. Marinus later travelled to Amsterdam and Hilversum.
The work of Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek is represented in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, the Rijksmuseum Rotterdam, the Musйe Royale, Brussels, Cincinnati Art Museum and the Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield.
