Elisabeth Ansingh (1875-1959) - Doll visit - Oil on canvas - 55 x 63 cm

Dimensions with frame: 40 x 60 cm
provenance: Sotheby's, in good condition

Lizzy Ansingh belonged to the group of Amsterdam painters sometimes referred to as the 'Amsterdam Joffers'. She received her first painting lessons from her aunt, Thérèse Schwartze. Afterwards she was a student at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam under the guidance of August Allebé and Nicolaas van der Waay. She painted broad and colorful portraits, still lifes and children's dolls in dim light, the fairytale aspect of which attracted her.