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Gerard Victor Alphons (Gé) Röling
Portrait of Helene Cornelia Therese (Lenny) de Graan, 1941
Was the painter platonically in love with Lenny de Graan (23) when he painted her as a ravishing Italian beauty, with soft brushstrokes and light-dark contrasts? She wears an antique Roman draped black velvet dress, which just as her hair – both in terms of shade and texture – contrasts beautifully
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with her delicate, pale skin. Behind her, we see the landscape near Genoa, where Lenny lived at the time, which Röling has painted in Renaissance style.
Text: Chris Reinewald
From: Museum MORE: 100 jaar realisme, 2020, Gorssel
Artist
Gerard Victor Alphons (Gé) Röling
Title
Portrait of Helene Cornelia Therese (Lenny) de Graan
Year
1941
Technique
Oil on canvas
Size
80 x 70 cm (h x w)
Type of object
Painting
Copyright
© Niels & Marte Röling
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