Portret van een vrouw 1890 - 1920

This portrait of a woman was made by Max Hinzelmann at an unknown date using photography. It reminds me of sifting through old family photo albums, where each image feels like a tiny portal into someone else's life. Look at how the light fades at the bottom of the frame, as if she's emerging from a cloud. The details in her dress and the delicate chain of her necklace are rendered with such clarity. But it's her eyes that hold you. They are so direct. What was she thinking at that moment? I love how photography can capture a likeness but also leave so much to the imagination. It's similar to the work of someone like Gerhard Richter, who blurs his paintings to evoke memory and uncertainty. Both artists remind us that seeing isn't just about what's in front of us. It's about what we bring to the image ourselves.