Groepsportret van Wilhelmina van Zijll de Jong, Dootje van Zijll de Jong, Tootje Wassink, Meinard Dorus Mijer, Catherine Gertrude van Delden en Henriëtte Wassink 1930 - 1935

This tiny photograph captures Wilhelmina van Zijll de Jong, Dootje van Zijll de Jong, Tootje Wassink, Meinard Dorus Mijer, Catherine Gertrude van Delden, and Henriëtte Wassink, and it’s made with light and silver. The process here is less about crafting an image and more about capturing a moment, a slice of life. It’s like the artist is saying, "Here we are, in this instant, with all our quirks and imperfections." The light makes this a study in grey tones. The women in the picture wear floral patterns, yet their shapes are vague and hard to make out. Look how the lace curtain on the right gently contrasts with the window frame: its gentle curve softens the square geometry of the doorway. It looks like a painting by Gerhard Richter, a blurry photograph smudged into something soft and melancholic. We don't know who made this, but its ambiguity invites an emotional response. It’s like a half-remembered dream, an echo from the past.