Portret van Sebald Rudolf Steinmetz 1875 - 1934

Isaac Israels made this drawing of Sebald Rudolf Steinmetz with graphite on paper. Look at the way the lines swarm around the page, creating a sense of restless energy. It's like Israels is thinking through the drawing, letting his hand and eye work together to find the form. I love how immediate and raw it feels. You can almost see the artist's hand moving across the page, sketching out the contours of Steinmetz's face, suggesting his posture. The texture of the paper becomes part of the drawing too, adding a tactile quality to the image. It's not about perfect representation but about capturing a feeling, a fleeting moment of recognition. I’m reminded of Klimt’s drawings, which are similarly exploratory, searching. Ultimately, drawing like this is about the joy of seeing, the thrill of translating the world onto paper, embracing the messy, imperfect process along the way.