Albert Roelofs artwork • painting • previously for sale Portrait of Tjieke Roelofs
Albert Roelofs
Schaarbeek (België) 1877-1920 Den Haag
1877-1920
Portrait of Tjieke Roelofs
oil on canvas laid down on panel 18.0 x 14.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1915
This painting was previously for sale.
Albert Roelofs was born in Brussels in 1877, the son of the famous landscape artist Willem Roelofs. After some initial drawing and painting lessons by his father, he attended the academy in The Hague from 1893. Three years later he returned to his native city. Initially he painted landscapes, but he gradually developed a preference for genre paintings and portraits. His most loyal model was his wife, Tjieke, who inspired him to produce countless figure paintings that speak of intimate and homely happiness. His work was especially popular among the Belgian bourgeoisie.