Still life with Chinese dolls

About this work

It was in 1997 that Henk Helmantel had his first exhibition in Taiwan. The profound impression Henk's work made there led the famous Chimei Museum to acquire his works and organize a nearly 13-month-long solo exhibition around Henk Helmantel in 2018/2019, titled: The Beauties of Simplicity. In this work featuring dolls, culture from the East and the West come together. The dolls come from a private collection and are cultural objects likely from the late 19th century. The signature is also in both Dutch and phonetic Chinese characters. All in all, we have here a unique and special work. One of a kind.