Women Mending Nets in the Dunes of Katwijk,
um 1901
Johannes Evert Hendrik Akkeringa’s large-format painting “Women Mending Nets in the Dunes of Katwijk”, presumably painted in 1901 or slightly earlier, is set in the landscape of a meadow that features a chain of dunes and is located not far from the sea. Numerous women dressed in provincial clothing, with white bonnets and wooden shoes, have gathered to repair large fishing nets together. Whether standing, crouching or kneeling, each is focused on her work. The women seem completely naturally wo...