Maria de Ruiter-de Witt
Mother with Kwibus
Pastel chalk on linen depicting an older woman with the dog Kwibus on her lap.
Status
Available
- Year
- 0
- Dimensions
- 94 × 104 cm
- Technique
- Pastel chalk on linen
- Material
- Linen
About this work
Portrait of an older woman wearing glasses, smiling while holding a small long-haired dog on her lap. The woman and dog are shown frontally against a calm, neutral background. The composition is rendered in soft earth and grey tones, with the texture of the linen remaining clearly visible.
Artwork details
- Artist
- Maria de Ruiter-de Witt
- Year
- 0
- Dimensions
- 94 × 104 cm
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Technique
- Pastel chalk on linen
- Material
- Linen
Signature
- Present
- Yes
- Position
- Lower right
- Transcription
- Maria de Ruiter de Witt
- Certainty
- High
- Description
- Signed at the lower right “Maria de Ruiter de Witt”.
Frame and glazing
- Framed
- Yes
- Glazing
- Unknown
- Description
- Broad silver-coloured frame with a profiled inner edge and darker mottled sections.
Condition
- Assessment basis
- Photographs
- Artwork
- No obvious tears or losses are visible in the available photographs. No physical condition assessment has been carried out.
- Frame
- No conspicuous damage to the frame is visible in the available photographs.
Classification
- Technique
- Pastel chalk on linen
- Material
- Linen
- Subject
- Animals, Human and animal, Portrait of a woman
- Ownership
- Foundation collection
- Status
- Available
References
- Book page
- 0
- Collection number
- 26-20759-1
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