Gerdine Duijsens (Utrecht, 1951) has a very recognizable style. Her people are bon vivants, a tad blasé or ridiculous, arrogant or insecure, cheerful or bored. Gerdine, in their unguarded moments, mildly mocks her figures as their vulnerable and insecure selves, as they, imagining themselves unobserved, try for a moment to escape from a world in which status, knowledge, protocols and power keep them captive.
Original acrylic painting. First owner. Purchased in 2014 at Kunsthuizen Leiden.