In this family portrait Charley Toorop has immortalised herself, her son and her father in her studio in Bergen. Behind the artist is her son, the painter Edgar Fernhout holding a palette. Her father, the famous artist Jan Toorop had died in 1928; he is represented by the large bronze portrait by the sculptor John Raedecker. This portrait is also in the collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Specifications
| Title | Three Generations |
|---|---|
| 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 121 cm Height 200 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Charley Toorop
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| Accession number | 2345 (MK) |
| Credits | Aankoop 1951 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1951 |
| Creation date | in 1941 - 1950 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Een prikkelcollectie (2000) Vooral geen principes! Charley Toorop (2008) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| External exhibitions |
'Charley Toorop' (2010) Portret in portret (2012) De Toorop Dynastie (2019) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Place of manufacture | Bergen > North Holland > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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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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