John Hansen Artist Artwork - Young Woman with Red Gloves

The making of this painting was in part inspired by the many scholarly writings on the "Portrait of Jan Six", which was painted by the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn in 1654. His work holds the viewer in a state of dichotomy between the sense of whether the figure has recently arrived or is about to depart.

The red gloves became a very important element in this work. Initially they were an open weave style which I found conflicted with the composition. Luckily I was presented with a very fine pair of vintage leather gloves from my mother. My daughter put them on, and because of the new reference I was able to complete the painting.