Louisette van Donkelaar
On the plate is showing the scene of a folk-dance. The plate is full of symbolic references.
The colour scheme ispredominantly red-white-blue, the corresponding colors of the national flag of Russia and the Netherlands. The frame, Brabants Bont, is a reference to the native region of the maker. The chandelier in the background is a reference to the Rose Pavilion. Red tulips from Holland!
The joggling clown represents the uninhibited playfulness of a child, we all still have in us. The ever present spirits are walking in the background through the image. They presents the other side, which you may consider future as well as the past.
The total image is a vision that characterizes the works of Louisette van Donkelaar.
