Portret van een onbekende vrouw 1910 - 1913

This vintage portrait of an unknown woman was made by Atelier Tre Kronor, but when exactly, we can only guess! I wonder what the experience was like for the sitter, to be captured so. Her expression is so serious and a bit melancholic, but I wonder if that’s just how people looked back then when asked to sit still. I think about her striped dress, the frills around the neck, and that star-shaped brooch. I imagine the artist carefully adjusting their equipment, and her holding perfectly still in her period clothing. Portraits tell us so much, even when we don’t know who the person is. It’s a trace of a life, caught in a moment, and passed down to us to interpret. Artists leave clues, and it’s up to us to be detectives, piecing together stories and imaginings.