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Portrait of Louise Charlotte Mathilde van den Bosch (1843-1907)
- Original dimensions
- 39 x 49.75 cm
- Museum
- Simonis & Buunk
- Year
- 1902
Scene depicted
The painting depicts the portrait of a woman of rare elegance, whose delicate features capture the very essence of feminine beauty from the early 20th century. Louise, dressed in a refined gown, seems to exude an aura of calm and serenity. The composition is tinged with a soft light that caresses her face, creating an atmosphere of tranquility and sophistication.
Historical context
Year: 1902 |BRK| Museum: Simonis & Buunk |BRK| Dimensions: 39 x 49.75 cm
Place in the artist's career
Portrait of Louise Charlotte Mathilde van den Bosch is situated at a crucial turning point in Mondrian's career: a phase of maturation where his style begins to move away from figurative representations to embrace a purer abstraction. This painting can be paralleled with The Trees and Composition in Red, Blue, and Yellow , highlighting the evolution of his pictorial technique adapted to his increasingly refined emotions.
Anecdote
The painter claimed: “True painting does not represent what is visible, but what is felt.” At dawn one morning, through an open window, he is said to have glimpsed Louise's face, bathed in the soft light of a Parisian spring. This fleeting moment, charged with emotions, infused the painting with a depth that resonates through the ages.