Johan & Danny Cruijff — Amsterdam, November 5, 1968
Fine art print with white border
30.5 × 40.5 cm | Lustre museum-quality photographer Theo van Houts
Amsterdam, November 5, 1968. Ajax icon Johan Cruijff stands demure, his gaze directed downwards. Danny has laid her head on his shoulder, wrapped her arms around him. No stadium, no crowd — just one of the rarest documents in Dutch sports history: the greatest footballer of the twentieth century, photographed as a human being.
Theo van Houts captured this moment at the height of Cruijff’s early years at Ajax, months before the European triumphs that followed. This intimate double portrait is among the most unusual and moving images in the Cruijff archive — far removed from the action shots with which he conquered the world.
Specifications
ConditionExcellentColorsWhite, BlackMaterialPaperNumber of items1First ownerYesOrientationPortraitArt sizeSmallHeight40 cmWidth30 cm