Groepsfoto op de tennisclub 1925 - 1927

This small black and white photograph shows a group of women posing on a tennis court with their rackets. What was the artist thinking, I wonder? I imagine them setting up their camera, maybe an old box camera on a tripod. Maybe the little boy in the center was given the job of pushing the button. The photo freezes this little moment in time. The women are dressed in their tennis whites, cloche hats, and fashionable drop-waist dresses. They look so ready to play! This is what a lot of artists do, they capture the world around them. Whether it's someone's portrait or a snapshot of daily life, artists observe and record these moments for the future. Like the history paintings from the past, but more intimate, and personal. I wonder what the story of these women is? And what would it be like to paint it? That's how artists are in an ongoing conversation, we build upon each other's ideas and inspire one another, across time.