Boy with black hat€750
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Boy with black hat
€750
- Jopie Roosenburg-Goudriaan (1913-1996)
- Oil on board
- Monogrammed in lower right and titled verso
- 41 x 41 cm
- Framed
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This painting by Jopie Roosenburg-Goudriaan portrays a young figure wearing a broad dark hat and a light-colored coat, set against a swirling blue-green background. The subject’s face is softly modeled with loose, expressive brushstrokes, giving the portrait a slightly introspective and calm mood.
The cool color palette—turquoise, blue, and pale green—dominates the composition and creates a sense of atmosphere rather than strict realism. The simplified forms and visible paint handling draw attention to the emotion and presence of the sitter rather than fine detail. Overall, the work feels intimate and modern, focusing on expression, color, and mood.
Jopie Roosenburg-Goudriaan (1913–1996) was a Dutch artist known for her quiet landscapes, village scenes, and depictions of everyday rural life in the Netherlands. Born in the early twentieth century, she developed her artistic practice during a period when Dutch painting was still strongly connected to naturalistic and impressionistic traditions.
Her work often focused on calm, atmospheric settings such as coastal areas, polders, farms, and small towns. Using soft colors and balanced compositions, she captured the changing light and open space typical of the Dutch landscape. Like many painters working in this tradition, she was interested less in dramatic subjects and more in mood, weather, and the character of ordinary places.
Throughout her career she produced oil paintings, drawings, and smaller studies. Today her work appears mainly in regional collections, galleries, and private collections in the Netherlands, where it is appreciated for its intimate view of Dutch scenery and daily life.