Portret of a child
Oil on canvas 60 x 51 cm
Signed upper right: Blommers
Painted about 1895
One of the many portrets of childeren probably a grandchild (daughter of his son in law Zoetelief Tromp). This impressionistic way of painting is in contrast with the smooth way of painting of the sixties. He is using contrasting colors to interrupt his routine work.
Provenance:
Family of Blommers
Collection Ivo Bouwman denHaag 1977
Exhibition:
"De Haagse School", Museum Kempenland, Eindhoven, 4 juli-6 september 1992, nr.17. "De Haagse School", Museum Jakob Smits Mol, april 1996, cat. nr. 6.
