Portret van Ch. Doorman-Van Thiel c. 1898 - 1912

Corine Ingelse made this portrait of Ch. Doorman-Van Thiel at some point during her lifetime using a monochrome photographic technique, and the result is so curious. I’m wondering about the experience of Ingelse creating this image. Was it a formal affair? What’s so interesting to me is the intimacy of it. The photo has an almost surreal quality to it. The contrast and lack of color lends it a quality that removes it from time somehow. Painters and photographers, we're all in this ongoing conversation, riffing off each other, and inspiring each other's creativity. It’s like the artistic version of that old telephone game. It's like we’re all in it together, trying to express something unique.