Studie, mogelijk van een gebouw c. 1902 - 1914

George Hendrik Breitner made this study, possibly of a building, with graphite on paper. The quick, searching lines give it a real sense of immediacy. It's like we're right there with the artist, capturing a fleeting impression. I love the texture in this drawing – the way the graphite catches on the paper, creating these little pockets of shadow and light. You can almost feel the rough surface beneath the artist's hand. Look at the confident strokes suggesting a structure; they're so direct and unpretentious. It's not about perfection, it's about capturing the essence of the scene. This sketch feels like a precursor to the work of someone like Cy Twombly, who also embraced a kind of raw, intuitive mark-making. It's a reminder that art doesn't always have to be polished and refined – sometimes the most powerful works are those that feel like a direct expression of the artist's inner world.