Charley Toorop was 34 when she painted this self portrait. She has portrayed herself as a confident woman. She was then the mother of three children, separated from their father and busy building a career as a painter. She had just found her definitive style a straightforward realism with powerful accents and this is her first self portrait in this manner.
Specifications
| Title | Self-portrait against a Wall |
|---|---|
| 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 50 cm Height 60 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Charley Toorop
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| Accession number | 1866 (MK) |
| Credits | Gift Dirk Hannema, 1926 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1925 |
| Creation date | in 1925 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Vooral geen principes! Charley Toorop (2008) The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| External exhibitions |
'Charley Toorop' (2010) Boijmans bij de Buren - Branding Rotterdam (2019) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Charley Toorop
Katwijk aan Zee 1891 - Bergen 1955
As a self-taught artist, Charley Toorop developed a highly personal, robust painting style. She mostly painted portraits, such as the monumental canvas ‘Three...
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