{"id":1935,"date":"2017-10-13T00:59:59","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T22:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rinekedejong.nl\/?p=1935"},"modified":"2025-08-27T15:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:17:19","slug":"dubbelportret-mathilde-willink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rinekedejong.nl\/en\/dubbelportret-mathilde-willink\/","title":{"rendered":"(Double) portrait of Mathilde Willink"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Mathilde Willink<\/h1>\n

(Double) portrait of Mathilde Willink<\/h2>\n

My first (double) portrait of Mathilde Willink, the third woman of painter Carel Willink, is ready for the Mathilde day 7-7-2018 in Terneuzen. I am very honoured with the invitation to participate in this event. The size of the painting is 110×60 cm, painted with acrylic paint on Belgian linen. The intention is that I will make another 2 paintings with her as a subject. And if I have time for it, I also make a Mathilde doll.<\/p>\n

\"Mathilde

Double portrait of Mathilde Willink, oil on Belgian linen, 110×60 cm<\/p><\/div>\n

Mathilde was found dead on October 25, 1977 at the age of 39 with a gun shot by her left ear, either by suicide or by murder. That has never been solved. On October 7, 2018, if still alive, she would have been 80 years old. This is commemorated and celebrated in Terneuzen because one is proud of her famous resident, who was born there and lived until her 19th year.<\/p>\n

I painted her twice in two stages in her life. The make-up and the decorations became increasingly colorful and fiercer in the course of time. She was not only the muse of Carel Willink, but also of Fong Leng, who designed and realized her extravagant clothes. The painting can now be offered, but it must remain available for the Mathilde-Willink day 7-7-2018 in Terneuzen.<\/p>\n

\"Mathilde

Portraitstudies in watercolour on paper, ca. 60×45 cm<\/p><\/div>\n

Studies in watercolours<\/h2>\n

Prior to this portrait, I have made some portrait and model studies of her and I have incorporated it in this portrait. The size is about 60×45 cm, painted with watercolour on paper.
\nMathildewas found dead\u00a0 the 25th of October 1977, on her four-poster bed, at the age of 39.
\nMathilde is still a source of inspiration today. Numerous biographies are written, plays, films, songs, works of art, and so on. In addition to all those biographies, Mathilde Willink and Fong Leng are still an inexhaustible source of inspiration. Viktor & Rolf with their collection ‘Flowers’ in 2003, the first Dutch Vogue in 2012 and Lady Gaga in clips like ‘Judas’ and ‘The Edge of Glory’ are just a few examples.<\/p>\n