Twee staande figuren, mogelijk vrouwen 1886 - 1923

George Hendrik Breitner made this sketch of two standing figures, possibly women, on paper, but we don't know when. The open quality of the drawing lets you see its bones, the way it came together. You can almost feel Breitner feeling his way across the page, letting the reddish-brown crayon lead him. Look at the lines that describe the figures, how they're tentative, searching. It’s like he's thinking out loud, deciding what to keep and what to leave out. The texture of the paper is part of the drawing too. It grabs the crayon in places, leaving gaps and skips in the lines. That's what I love about drawing, its about the push and pull between intention and accident, control and letting go. Like Cy Twombly but with a quieter hum. It's not about capturing a perfect likeness, it's more about capturing a feeling, a moment. It's a conversation between the artist, the subject, and the materials, and we get to listen in.