2-974-258 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Piano Practice Interrupted, 1813. A native of Friesland, artist Van der Kooi specialised in painting children. The children in this painting are shown in a playful, spontaneous pose. It could almost be a snapshot. Yet appearances are deceptive. The artist arranged the children deliberately to form a triangular composition. And we no longer know if this is a genuine portrait or an imaginary scene.