Scheveningen Fisherwoman

1932

Not on view

Van den Berg made this drawing in the exact year, and plausibly on the very day, as the large drawing of a fisherman on view nearby. As in that sheet, he blended nostalgia and realism. The same kinds of boats and figures, rendered in a deliberately simplified manner, serve as a poignant backdrop to the fisherwoman looking into the distance, as if caught between past and future—or perhaps longing for one or the other. Here, the artist employed colored chalks to capture the details of her traditional regional garb.

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Title: Scheveningen Fisherwoman
Artist: Willem van den Berg (Dutch, The Hague 1886–1970 Amsterdam)
Date: 1932
Medium: Black and colored chalks
Dimensions: Sheet: 15 13/16 × 9 3/16 in. (40.2 × 23.4 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2026
Object Number: 2026.163
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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