InventoryCollection Number: 17291Building: Central LibraryCurrent Location: Missouri Valley Room Floor: 5th Object DescriptionArtist: Willem HaenraetsArtist Dates: 1940 - CurrentArtist Nationality: DutchObject Type: PrintDetails: This is a reproduction print of an oil painting now housed behind double matting in a distressed frame. Framed: Yes - PlexiLength: 25 3/4 inchesWidth: 3/4 inchesHeight: 21 3/4 inchesDescription: This work features four young girls seated against flowered foliage. They break into pairs and appear to examine flowers picked from the shrubbery. This work was painted in an impressionist style of painting. Where the details are substituted for swatches of color that convey the light and emotion of this warm and whimsical day. Pastel colors dissipate into white, seemingly framing the scene in bright sunlight. The colors extend onto the outermost layer of matting with a solid light pink layer of matting separating them. The original painting was by impressionist painter Willem Haenraets. As early as the age of 16, Haenraets studied at the Academy of Arts in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and furthered his education at the National Institute of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Reproduce the Work in Library publications/publicity, including film or videotape: YesMake slides or videotapes for educational use: YesPermit the general public to photograph the work : Yes