The Lacemaker is a painting by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675), completed around 1669–1670 and held in the Louvre,
Paris. The work shows a young woman dressed in a yellow shawl, holding
up a pair of bobbins in her left hand as she carefully places a pin in
the pillow on which she is making her bobbin lace. At 24.5 cm x 21 cm
(9.6 in x 8.3 in), the work is the smallest of Vermeer's paintings,[1] but in many ways one of his most abstract and unusual.
I have to do 8 master sketches for art school and this is one of the ones I picked. I thought it would be a great idea to combine my school work and the Painting from the Masters blog! The only restriction for my master sketches is the painting needs to have been done before 1900. Vermeer is one of my favorite painters and I think this one is beautiful. The sketch just needs to capture the colors/values, no need to put all the details, I hope some of you will join me in completing it!
The Lacemaker after Johannes Vermeer by Renate
Watercolor 24x30cm
The Lacemaker by Karen Mihm after Johannes Vermeer
Oil on 9x3 Canvas Paper
