| De strijkster | |
|---|---|
| English: The Ironer | |
_-_De_strijkster_(1912)_-_28-02-2010_13-17-27.jpg) | |
| Artist | Rik Wouters |
| Year | 1912 |
| Location | Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten te Antwerpen (KMSKA), Antwerp |
De strijkster (English: The Ironer) is a painting by Rik Wouters in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (Dutch: Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen). It is one of many scenes from daily life from which the painter found inspiration and took as a subject.[1] His wife, muse and favourite model was Hélène Duerinckx (Nel).[2]
The picture shows a woman in a comfortable domestic setting bending over a table ironing a blue garment. She wears a pink dress over a white shirt and is looking up from her work at the viewer.
- ^ de Jong, Leen; Cardyn, Dorine; Deckers, Yolande (2007). Rik Wouters 1882-1926. All the works from the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Antwerp: KMSKA/BAI publishers.
- ^ "Rik Wouters (Mechelen, 1882 - Amsterdam, 1916)". Belart International. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2016.