This impressive head of Jan Toorop is a by-product of Rädecker’s monument to the artist, commissioned by the municipality of The Hague in 1930 and completed in 1937. In the carved stone monument, the portrait of Toorop is flanked by smaller heads with symbolic meanings. The work shown here is a cast from a preparatory study, modelled in clay. Charley Toorop used another cast for her painting, ‘Three Generations’.
Specifications
| Title | Portrait of Jan Toorop |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Bronze |
| Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 52 cm Height 90 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
John Rädecker
Model: Jan Toorop |
| Accession number | BEK 1319 a-b (MK) |
| Credits | Gift Erasmus Foundation, 1957 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1957 |
| Creation date | in 1932 |
| Internal exhibitions |
De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| External exhibitions |
De Toorop Dynastie (2019) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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