Man met een pet en vrouw met een kap 1874

Willem Cornelis Rip made this pencil drawing, called Man met een pet en vrouw met een kap, which translates to Man with a cap and woman with a hood, at an unknown date. Rip made this drawing during a time of significant social and economic change in the Netherlands, but he doesn't comment on these changes or criticize institutions in his art. The artist captures the appearance and the way of life of ordinary people. The cultural context of the Netherlands at the time, particularly the traditional clothing worn by the subjects, conveys a sense of everyday life. To understand this drawing better, we might look at the history of clothing and fashion in the Netherlands during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. We could also explore the role of art academies and the art market in shaping Rip's career. The meaning of art is always bound to social and institutional circumstances.