Portrait of Mrs Marie Jeannette de Lange ^Sale

Jan Toorop (1900)

Marie Jeanette de Lange chaired the Association for the Improvement of Women's Clothing, which championed hygienic, loose-fitting, natural clothing that allowed women greater freedom of movement. In February 1900 she posed at home, dressed comfortably, for Jan Toorop. Using tiny dots of colourful paint, he created a sparkling portrait of a modern woman on the threshold of a new century.