Kop van een man 1890 - 1946

Cornelis Vreedenburgh made this head study, or "Kop van een man" in Dutch, with what looks like a graphite pencil in a sketchbook. You know, sometimes the quickest sketches are the most revealing. The physical texture of the paper peeks through, giving it a sense of immediacy. There's this lovely scribbled shading around the neck, a flurry of marks that somehow define the volume and weight of the head. It's like he's feeling out the form, letting the pencil lead the way. And look at that tiny, precise ear! It reminds me of the early sketches by Van Gogh, that same searching quality, trying to capture something essential about the human form. What do you think?