In the mid-1950s, Carel Willink (1900-1983) was commissioned by Heemaf – an electrical factory in Twente – to paint the portrait of departing director Henri Isaäc Keus (1889-1971). It is said that Willink and Keus did not get along. Willink needed at least seven sessions for commissioned portraits,
...‘three for the face, two for the hair and two for the hands’. However, Keus apparently didn’t fancy posing and made little time for the sessions, much to the painter’s annoyance.
But Willink didn’t give up, and successfully painted his subject and his bespoke suit – including the herringbone motif – with exceptional precision.In the mid-1950s, Carel Willink (1900-1983) was commissioned by Heemaf – an electrical factory in Twente – to paint the portrait of departing director Henri Isaäc Keus (1889-1971). It is said that Willink and Keus did not get along. Willink needed at least seven sessions for commissioned portraits, ‘three for the face, two for the hair and two for the hands’. However, Keus apparently didn’t fancy posing and made little time for the sessions, much to the painter’s annoyance.
But Willink didn’t give up, and successfully painted his subject and his bespoke suit – including the herringbone motif – with exceptional precision.