Carel Willink

(Amsterdam 1900 - 1983)
Portret van Rik (Portrait of Rik)
Signed and dated '76 upper right
Oil on canvas, 113.3 x 78.3 cm
Provenance:
Collection J.B.W. Polak, Amsterdam, thence by descent to H.J. van Dam, Amsterdam
Exhibited:
- Kunsthandel E.J. van Wisselingh & Co, Amsterdam, Tentoonstellng A.C. Willink, 15 april - 15 mei 1977, no. 48
- Gemeentemuseum Arnhem, Terugblik op Willink, 10 November 1984 - 4 February 1985, cat.no. 46
- Gemeentemuseum Den Haag / Museum Het Paleis, The Hague, De vrouwen van Willink, 15 June - 15 September 2002
Literature:
H.L.C. Jaffé, Willink, Meulenhoff/Landshoff, Amsterdam, 1986, p. 238, cat.no. 312
Note:
In the background villa Flevorama of Johan Polak in Muiderberg is shown. The portrayed is Mr. H.J. (Rik) van Dam, former model, art collector and painter. The suit and the antique Egyptian scarab ring worn by Van Dam in this painting are included in this lot.