Zittend vrouwelijk naakt en een gezicht 1875 - 1934

Isaac Israels made this drawing of a seated nude woman and a face with pen and ink. Look at the density of the marks, the accumulation of little lines...It’s like he's drawing with a sewing machine. You can see the artist thinking. He’s trying to work out what the form is doing. It feels like the pen barely touches the page, and in this way, it is possible to catch a glimpse of life as it passes. I wonder if he’s looking at Degas? Who knows, really? All artists are in conversation with each other whether they know it or not. And just as this drawing captures a moment, it now inspires our own experience in this present moment. A little bit of then meets a little bit of now, and something new emerges.