Ans Markus - Self-portrait with white mask (framed)

Lithograph by Ans Markus, signed in pencil by the artist. Beautifully framed in a matching frame with passepartout.
(Halfweg, January 29, 1947) is a Dutch painter. Markus is known for her paintings of women in bandages. Markus is self-taught and her style is realistic. She held her first exhibition in 1981 and great success came from the mid-1980s. In the early 1990s, Markus moved from Udenhout to Amsterdam. In 1995 she opened her own studio and exhibition space on Prinseneiland. Markus is a striking appearance with her clothing style. She is considered the society painter of the Netherlands and therefore appears frequently in the press. In 2007, the Noord-Brabants Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch showed a retrospective of Ans Markus. Ans Markus was artist of the year 2009.