Jacob Dooijewaard, Interior With Girl Mending Clothes

Jacob Dooijewaard, Interior With Girl Mending ClothesThis early 20th century oil painting by Dutch artist Jacob Dooijewaard (1876 1969) depicts a girl mending clothes before a haberdashery. Within the dark environs of a gently lit rustic interior, a peasant girl sits to work. Her form partially obscured in the shadows with the arch of her back prominently illuminated. Occasionally, the creak of a wooden chair breaks the silence, while echoing her movements. Its a celebration of solemnity. A quiet moment

Another pauses

His gentle views capture quieter ideals

Artist’s auction highlight: £22

This charming late 19th-century painting by Dutch artist Johannes Weiland (1856-1909) depicts a grandmother spinning yarn within a rustic cottage interior

the artist imbues a sense of youthful wonder

he preferred to paint humbler subjects - particularly the travelling community and those who worked the land

worked as a politician

we can see his skill for capturing the profile of a figure with minimal detailing and a monochromatic palette

everyone’s a little drunk

Léon Adolphe Belly

The painting is unsigned but once bore a label

commissioned the design of an Arts and Crafts style house (Joldwynds)