Gezicht op het landhuis van buitenplaats De Voorde 1925 - 1927

Simon Moulijn made this print of Gezicht op het landhuis van buitenplaats De Voorde, using lines to render the building and trees. I can just imagine him outside, squinting in the sunlight to get it just right. I am always curious as to why an artist chooses to represent a particular subject. Perhaps this place held a special significance for Moulijn, or maybe he was simply captivated by its architectural form? Was he interested in the textures of the brickwork, the way the light filtered through the trees? It reminds me of some of the early landscape drawings by Van Gogh, who was also preoccupied with the relationship between man-made structures and the natural world. Artists are in constant dialogue, each building on the work of those who came before. They invite us to see the world in new and unexpected ways, with endless possibilities for interpretation.