signed and dated 'J. Altink .24'

watercolour and ink on paper, 51,5x41,5 cm

Exhibition:
-The Hague, Haags Gemeentemuseum, 'Jan Altink, Groninger land en mensen', 27 September-16 November 1969, no. 42.

Literature:
-Catalogue 'Jan Altink, Groninger land en mensen', The Hague 1969, cat no. 42, p. 24.
-'Jan Altink 21 October 1885 - 6 December 1971', Heemskerk, Jan Altink Stichting, 1978, ill. no. 8, as: 'Mevrouw Duhamel'.
-M. Jansen, C. Hofsteenge, J. van der Spek, 'Jan Altink, ikonen van het Groningerland', Groningen,Groninger Museum , 2011, ill. p. 35.

Provenance:
-Collection Johan van Zweden, Arnhem.

Jan Altink was befriended with the painter Johan van Zweden. By his socialist interest Van Zweden came into contact with the French pacifist and philosopher George Duhamel. Altink made the watercolour of his wife in 1924.