At the centre of this painting is a glowing vision of the towers of a dream palace. The heavy lines and transparent colours call to mind another aspect of Van Heemskerck's work, the stained glass windows in which she literally painted with light.
Specifications
| Title | Composition in Colour No. 100 |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 112 cm Height 91,3 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Jacoba van Heemskerck
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| Accession number | 2074 (MK) |
| Credits | From the estate of M. Tak van Poortvliet, 1936 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1936 |
| Creation date | in circa 1918 |
| Collector | Collector / Marie Tak van Poortvliet |
| External exhibitions |
Boijmans bij de Buren - Branding Rotterdam (2019) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Jacoba van Heemskerck
Den Haag 1876 - Domburg 1923
Jacoba van Heemskerck studied at the Royal Academy of Visual Arts in The Hague from 1897 to 1901. She subsequently worked for six months at Eugène Carrière's...
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