Jos Albert (1886 - 1981) The supper (1921)
Probably the loneliest meal I have ever seen depicted and yet the sombre atmosphere is somewhat belied by the small indulgences this housewife has laid at her own table: the crystal carafe, the fabric topped jam pot, the gorgeous flowers. Lonely she might be, but this is a housekeeper after our own hearts darlings… Ref Housewives in art
Probably the loneliest meal I have ever seen depicted and yet the sombre atmosphere is somewhat belied by the small indulgences this housewife has laid at her own table: the crystal carafe, the fabric topped jam pot, the gorgeous flowers. Lonely she might be, but this is a housekeeper after our own hearts darlings… Ref Housewives in art