Miffy in the Forest

1982 - 2007 · Print

May one see it?

Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.

Source: The museum's own collection data

On the map Museum page

About the work

The white cut-aways in this composition stand out more than the tree trunks (the main shapes). This is because they echo Miffy’s form, and because of the optical property of white, an achromatic colour that appears to advance. The eye continually shifts between the foreground and background. Matisse had made Bruna aware of this way of lookin.

Rijksmuseum

Particulars

Accession number: RP-P-2011-125-48

What it shows

Forest, wood

In the catalog

Prints Contemporary art 20th century

Sources

Rijksmuseum: the museum's own open data · fetched 8 days ago
Image: Rijksmuseum — © the artist or rights holder

Meanwhile, in the life of Dick Bruna

The whole life

1990
Golden Brush for “Boris Bear”
He receives the Golden Brush for the book Boris Bear, about the bear Boris, one of his characters.
1990 · Award
D.A. Thiemeprijs
1990 · Award
Golden Paintbrush
1995 · Award
H.N. Werkman Award
1996 · Award
Silver Brush
1996
Silver Brush for “Miffy in the Tent”
He receives the Silver Brush for the book Miffy in the Tent.