In 1892, he was awarded a Royal Subsidy to sustain his work. The 1901 edition of Camera Obscura [nl], by Nicolaas Beets, contains a portrait of the author by Haverman.
He was also an art critic and wrote numerous articles for De Gids, the oldest Dutch literary journal.
In 1918, there was a major retrospective of his works at the Pulchri Studio in The Hague. The first exhibition of his works after his death took place in 2008 at Pygmalion Visual Arts in Maarssen.
References
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Jaap Versteegh, "De Tachtiger-schilder H.J. Haverman (1857-1928)" in: Kunst & Antiekjournaal, March 2008
A. J. Vervoorn, "De grafiek van H.J. Haverman" in: Antiek 21 (1986/1987)
H. de Boer, "H.J. Haverman" in: Elsevier's Geïllustreerd Maandschrift, 28 (1918)
Jan VethHollandsche teekenaars van dezen tijd Rotterdam, (1905)