In Looking-Out, Giverny, Ritman approaches his motif as an act of calm and quiet contemplation, an attitude much favoured by his compatriots. Here, a lovely young woman gazes out at a lush garden in full flower growing just beyond the open French doors. Her richly-coloured and patterned dress links the table top still life to the myriad white blossoms seen immediately outside the threshold and eventually to the pink roof and yellow facade of the adjoining building, partially masked by the slightly closed blinds of the jalousie.
[Sotheby’s, New York - Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 92.1 cm]