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Carel Willink
Double Portrait (Estelle Reed and Wilma Willink), 1937
In Willink’s double portrait of his wife Wilma (right) and Estelle Reed, dancer and wife of writer Cola Debrot, we clearly see how much he enjoyed – and how good he was at – painting different fabrics. A Spanish dress with ruffled layers of velvet alongside the simpler embroidered cotton dress, with
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shiny bracelets and the soft fur stole as highlights. In this antique setting, the painted women are almost of secondary importance. Willink only invited his models to pose for their faces and hands. He painted their clothes later, assisted by mannequins.
Text: Chris Reinewald
From: Museum MORE: 100 jaar realisme, 2020, Gorssel
Artist
Carel Willink
Title
Double Portrait (Estelle Reed and Wilma Willink)
Year
1937
Technique
Oil on canvas
Size
130 x 100 cm (h x w)
Type of object
Painting
Copyright
© Pictoright/Sylvia Willink
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