{"product_id":"looking-forward-to-meeting-you-portraits-of-unknown-women","title":"Looking forward to meeting you. Portraits of Unknown Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e+++ Curated by Anouk Stoffels\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e+++\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e+++Anouk Stoffels +++\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"\"\u003eISBN \u003c\/strong\u003e978-94-93329-86-7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrice \u003c\/strong\u003e€ 29.50\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor \u0026amp; compilation \u003c\/strong\u003eAnouk Stoffels\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional texts \u003c\/strong\u003eCarlien Lammers, Alies Pegtel, Anouk Stoffels, Daphne Voormolen, Joke de Wolf\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFinal editor \u003c\/strong\u003eEleonoor Jap Sam \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTranslation \u003c\/strong\u003eMichael Meert\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDesign\u003c\/strong\u003e Anouk Stoffels\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eOro Grafisch Projectmanagement\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"\"\u003eNumber of pages \u003c\/strong\u003e+544 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"\"\u003eBook size\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e14\u003cspan\u003e x 18.5 cm \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"\"\u003eBinding \u003c\/strong\u003ehardcover\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage \u003c\/strong\u003eEnglish \/ Dutch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRelease date \u003c\/strong\u003eAutumn \/ Winter 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher \u003c\/strong\u003eJap Sam Books\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMade possible with the support of the Jaap Harten Fonds, De Mastboom-Brosens Stichting, Gravin van Bylandt Stichting, De Gijselaar-Hintzenfonds, voordekunst (129 donors, het Cultuurfonds\/Leve het Geven).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCredit: \u003cspan lang=\"NL-BE\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: NL-BE; mso-fareast-language: NL; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThe portraits reproduced here are details of complete portraits.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL-BE\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: NL-BE; mso-fareast-language: NL; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eCover portraits: \u003cspan\u003eRijksmuseum Amsterdam, Museum van Bommel van Dam Venlo, Frans Hals Museum Haarlem, Stedelijk Museum Breda, Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam, Fries Museum Leeuwarden, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, Marlene Dumas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e+++\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW150193053 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: NL;\"\u003eLooking Forward to Meeting You: Portraits of Unknown Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: NL;\"\u003e brings together an archive assembled by graphic designer Anouk Stoffels over the past six years: historical and contemporary drawings, paintings and photographs of women whose identities are unknown, drawn from national collections and museums throughout the Netherlands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL-BE\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: NL-BE; mso-fareast-language: NL;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThe portraits bring into view both the differences and affinities between these women, while preserving the individuality of each sitter. Together, they convey a striking sense of presence. By pairing portraits according to composition, medium or emotional register, Stoffels brings their affinities and contrasts into sharper focus, allowing each image to resonate with the next.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL-BE\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: NL-BE; mso-fareast-language: NL;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eBy bringing together portraits from collections across different cities and communities, she creates unexpected connections between the cultural contexts and traditions embodied in the works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL-BE\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: NL-BE; mso-fareast-language: NL;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eIn this way, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eLooking Forward to Meeting You\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e becomes more than an archival project: it invites us to reconsider both the narratives of art history and the society in which we live.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThis publication brings together \u003ca style=\"mso-comment-reference: MM_1; mso-comment-date: 20260821T1217;\"\u003emore than \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MsoCommentReference\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportAnnotations]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e400 portraits of unidentified women from national collections and museums across the Netherlands, gathered over the course of a six-year visual investigation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: comment-list;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pdq2pgselectionanchorcontainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL-BE\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnouk Stoffels\u003c\/strong\u003e graduated in Graphic Design from AKV|St. Joost Breda in 2012. She lives and works \u003c\/span\u003eBreda, where she runs her own visual design studio. In addition to working for commercial clients, she collaborates with cultural institutions and museums, developing and designing exhibitions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL-BE\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL-BE\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eHer interest in book design, research and archives, together with an abiding curiosity, led to a six-year investigation into unidentified portraits. The project has resulted in this publication and will continue through an online platform, a series of lectures and a programme of public events.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL-BE\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pdq2pgselectionanchorcontainer\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pdq2pgselectionanchorcontainer\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/anoukstoffels.com\" title=\"https:\/\/anoukstoffels.com\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL-BE\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eanoukstoffels.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jap Sam Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54630191464781,"sku":null,"price":29.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1556\/6589\/files\/LFtMY-PortraitsofUnknownWomen-Omslag_v7-front.jpg?v=1788253088","url":"https:\/\/www.japsambooks.nl\/products\/looking-forward-to-meeting-you-portraits-of-unknown-women","provider":"Jap Sam Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}