Self-portrait with Pencil

Dick Ket (signed by artist), 1932-11

Ket suffered from a congenital heart defect and from 1930 he was obliged to find subjects close to home. In part because of this, in his relatively short lifespan he made an impressive group of about forty selfportraits. Ket paid equal attention to every detail and was famous for his slow way of working. He found it difficult to portray other people because few of them could cope with posing for him for a long time.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1994-159
  • Dimensionsheight 158 mm x width 220 mm
  • Physical characteristicszwart krijt op grijs karton

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Self-portrait with Pencil

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1994-159


Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Dick Ket (signed by artist)

  • Dating

    1932-11

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    zwart krijt op grijs karton

  • Dimensions

    height 158 mm x width 220 mm


This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject


Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of N. Hagelen-Schilt, Velp

  • Acquisition

    gift 1994

  • Copyright

  • Provenance

    …; bequeathed by the former fiancee of the artist, Nelly Johanna Hagelen-Schilt (1898-1994), Velp, with seven other drawings, to the museum, 1994

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.


Documentation

  • Grote Realisten, Kortenhoef (Kunst aan de Dijk), 1987.


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